Al-Amn Magazine

ubl i c safet y i s among the goa l s the Mi n i st ry of Inter i or st r i ves to ach i eve i n a l l areas of secur i t y work . For th i s , i t re l i es on numerous mechan i sms and methods , i nc lud i ng secur i t y awareness and educat i on . Here , the impor tance of the Nat i ona l Ci v i l Protec t i on Pl at form c l ear l y emerges . I t was recent l y adopted as an of f i c i a l reference by the Arab Coord i nat i on Mechan i sm for Di saster Ri sk Reduc t i on at the League of Arab States and i ncorporated as a reference mode l by the Un i ted Nat i ons Of f i ce for Di saster Ri sk Reduc t i on on i ts Prevent i on . Th i s represents a qua l i tat i ve ach i evement i n the process of secur i t y awareness and commun i t y educat i on to reduce d i saster r i sks . Hi s Exce l l ency Genera l Sha i kh Rash i d b i n Abdul l ah Al Kha l i fa , the Mi n i ster of Inter i or and Cha i rman of the Ci v i l Defence Counc i l , announced the l aunch of th i s pl at form on November 3 , 2023 , as a nat i ona l pro j ec t to enhance publ i c safet y. I t prov i des va luabl e i nformat i on and c l ear gu i dance on publ i c safet y, emergency response , r i sk management , and d i saster management , as we l l as st rengthen i ng nat i ona l capab i l i t i es i n th i s regard . Th i s i s what the Mi n i st ry of Inter i or i s commi t ted to through the Ci v i l Defence Counc i l , wh i ch i nc ludes re l evant ent i t i es i n the publ i c and pr i vate sec tors . The Counc i l has deve l oped a st rategy that def i nes the i ntegrat i on of ro l es between ent i t i es ent rusted wi th spec i f i c respons i b i l i t i es , i n para l l e l wi th the ro l e of c i t i zens and res i dents , l i nk i ng them to the commun i t y par tnersh i p process , as they represent a st rong p i l l ar that ra i ses preparedness through the awareness . Th i s a ims to bu i ld a safe , awareness-based soc i et y. Through th i s pl at form, each i nd i v i dua l knows how he should ac t i n an emergency. The Ci v i l Defence , wh i ch i s respons i bl e for promot i ng publ i c safet y awareness i s now, at the beg i nn i ng of the summer, educat i ng c i t i zens and res i dents about how to avo i d summer t ime acc i dents , i nc lud i ng , but not l imi ted to , a i r cond i t i on i ng over l oads , drown i ng i n swimmi ng poo l s , veh i c l e f i res , and more . P Publ i c safety the ul t imate goal EDITORIAL