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In the early 1960 s he realized that the Arabian oryx was on the verge of extinction .

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As late as 1970 the average life expectancy was less than 60

Now all Emiratis both men and women could expect to live to

over 75 , which is as long as people in the world’s most

advanced countries

Diseases like malaria had been wiped out

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He pledged that he would continue to lead UAE along the path

so ably laid out in the years since 1971.
Back in 1971 the country’s first overseas aid agency the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) was founded .

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The United Arab Emirates had existed

as a nation for nearly 20 years. As the UAE’s first Vice President and Prime Minister for many years he had played

a key role in the building to the new state. He was succeeded

by his crown Prince Sheikh Maktoum Bin in Rashid .Sheikh

Zayed’s close ally Sheikh Rashid of Dubai passed away .
In the late 1990 s Sheikh Zayed gave orders that the burning of gas in Abu Dhabi‘s  oil fields was to be stopped .

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in February 1991 UAE planes and ground forces took part in the campaign to liberate Kuwait .

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1992 he established and funded the Abu Dhabi islands Archaeological Survey

(ADIAS) .ADIAS studied the coast and islands of Abu Dhabi for 14 years and made many major discoveries including the

early monastery on SirBani Yas. Sheikh Zayed

took particular interest in this side as he saw it as an important part of the country’s heritage and an example of the need

for religious tolerance.

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t was implemented by another son of the President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan , who became Chief of Staff

in 1993 .
In 1993 the UAE was part of United Nations peacekeeping force in Somalia

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In 1996 the UAE celebrated 25 years as a country
Sheikh Zayed and his fellow rulers could look at the results of

years of hard work and see that the country had completely

changed .
In 1996 , the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) was established.

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In 1999 troops were sent to join the international peace keeping force in Kosovo , which marked the first time they had

been actively deployed outside the region

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By 2000 the country’s population had grown to over 3 million,

nearly 70% larger than it had been a decade before .

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The UAE became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the

Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
n 2 nd November 2004 Sheikh Zayed died.

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Masdar ,the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company formed in 2006 ,is a leader in research on this subject working with top experts and companies from around the world

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The UAE had its first female judge.

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The  Khawla bint Al  Azwar Military School opened as the region’s first  military college for women providing state of-the-

art military training, physical fitness sessions, and leadership development.

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23 Emirati women on the Forbes› 100 Most Powerful Arab

Businesswomen list with the UAE having the highest number overall. 2020

50% of the Federal National Council (FNC) members were women.
9 women held UAE Cabinet Appointments.
10% of all private sector business owners in the UAE were women.

Women accounted for 56% of UAE government university graduates

in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).