The Social Services Department held a press conference to announce the launch of the Social Service Conference in its ninth edition of 2018, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh / Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler, and Chairman of the Executive Council, and the conference will launch its activities from the date of 23 to 24 of the month of April Al-Jari in the Al-Qasimia University in the Emirate of Sharjah. The conference, held under the slogan "Social Service and the Sustainable Development Goals," to discuss the role of social service in the operational context of the sustainable development goals, aims to discuss the extent of the relevance of the role of social service in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030, and to bring about change to achieve sustainable social development. The conference was attended by Jassim Al Hammadi, Director of the Knowledge Office, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the conference; As well as Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Dakhil, supervisor of the scientific committee, and Mr. Sharif Abu Shadi, consultant research and studies in the department, at the beginning of the meeting, Jassim Al-Hammadi welcomed; In the presence of media professionals from various media outlets, praising their efforts and active eagerness, Jassim Al-Hammadi stressed that the conference achieves a number of goals: In creating an optimal environment for achieving creativity by offering renewed visions and keeping pace with global theses in sustainable development, in addition to creating opportunities for researchers and those interested in social service and social work, in addition to highlighting the role of social service in social security policies in a way that achieves social welfare patterns for society. The conference also examines Issues of building local and national partnerships between the governmental, private and civil sectors to achieve sustainable development. The most prominent attendees .. The conference kicks off in cooperation with our partners inside and outside the country: Ministry of Community Development, Department of Statistics and Community Development, Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, University of Sharjah, Al Qasimiya University, Saudi Society for Social Studies, Sharjah Media Foundation, Media Office of the Government of Sharjah, United Nations for Sustainable and Social Development Geneva, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Research and Analysis Service, Norway. The Chairman of the Scientific Committee added that the conference came to address the role of social service in the operational context of the sustainable development goals, where the philosophy of sustainable development has always been an approach and forward-looking vision for the United Arab Emirates. In the same context, Sharif Abu Shadi, a consultant for research and studies, said that the conference will start with two sessions and four axes, while the second day of the conference will include 8 intensive training workshops organized in cooperation with the Center for Continuing Education and Community Service of the University of Sharjah to provide the participants with the knowledge and development skills to build their professional capabilities and achieve sustainable development. The conference represents an opportunity to meet every year to discuss best practices in social service and the pioneering initiatives in achieving leadership in social service, to achieve the hopes and aspirations of beneficiaries, and to advance the profession of social service to achieve sustainable social development. sustainable development.. For his part, Dr. Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Dakhil Scientific Supervisor of the conference: The conference title and themes came to keep pace with the developments and requirements of the stage the world is going through in general, and the Gulf community in particular to focus on sustainable social development and its various dimensions. As is well known, the Arab Gulf is going through ambitious visions and development goals that require all of us - as specialists - to work towards achieving these goals in scientific and practical ways through to achieving these visions. As well as in pursuit of the ultimate goal, which is to delight the Gulf citizen. Therefore, the topic of sustainable social development will focus on the philosophy and approach of everyone’s father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, may God have mercy on him and his development vision in working on human development and investment in it as the most important element in the development process. The conference will also address in its axes the sustainable development processes and how to achieve them, and investment in social capital, and to adopt the perspective of empowerment and empowerment for people and how this perspective can discover and invest people's capabilities, and make them dependent after God on themselves instead of relying on others. The conference also includes other practical axes through the 8 workshops proposed, which aim to provide the conference participants with skills and techniques in various development topics, so the workshops varied to include, for example, training of specialists on how to involve the profit sector in social development, as well as motivating people to volunteer work , And training specialists on how to achieve empowerment and empowerment for needy families.