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Along with Queen Nour Al Hussein at the honoring ceremony were the director of the Family Development Foundation Maryam Al-Rumaithi and the chairman of the board of trustees of the Family Development Foundation Ali Salim Al Kaabi.

The three categories of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award are Globally Influential Arab Youth, Excellence of Arab Youth and Leading Organisation in Supporting Arab Youth's Causes.

From the UAE, Fatima Issac Ginger, Eissa Jasim Al Hosani, Maitha Omar Abdullah and Sharjah's Supreme Council of Family Affairs were among the winners of the award.

The award was launched for Arab youth in the age group of 14 to 17 and aims to deepen their sense of pride, affiliation and loyalty to the homeland and the Arab World, celebrate and honor the Arab youth's capabilities and innovations on the international level as well as to highlight the importance of building and developing the Arab youth's individual competencies to the highest international standards.

Also present at the conference were officials from the Family Development Foundation, Abu Dhabi International Centre for Organizational Excellence (ADICOE) as well as the officials of Jordan's King Hussein Foundation and the National Center for Culture and Arts, dignitaries and delegations from participating countries.

The 32nd international Arab Youth Conference was held under the theme "Modern Media and Development".

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