ABU DHABI, 16th January, 2017 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was joined by a number of world leaders today to present awards to nine winners of the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2017 at a ceremony today in Abu Dhabi during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, continues to walk the path following the legacy of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who put the UAE on the road to sustainable development, economic and social prosperity, and through this award that bears his name, the UAE looks forward to encouraging others to take similar steps in this direction.

His Highness said that today we celebrate this vision by working for energy, technology and saving more water for the world's population, providing more opportunities to improve their standards of education, health, the empowerment of women and support for children and the needy around the globe.

He pointed out that the aspirations and efforts of the Zayed Future Energy Prize seek to encourage others to lend a helping hand, and the policy of giving and empowering others all over the world is consistent with the human dimension embodied in the #Year of giving initiative, launched recent by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The President of Kazakhstan, Noor Sultan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, the President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, and the Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, presented the awards.

The ceremony was attended by Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, FNC, H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler`s Representative in the Eastern Region, H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and a number of sheikhs and heads of delegations participating in the World Future Energy Summit.

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