The Department of Social Services in Sharjah received a delegation from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the Arab Gulf states, in coordination with the Sharjah-friendly office of the child, with the aim of identifying mechanisms for developing the child protection system with the relevant institutions, this came during the meeting held at the headquarters of the Department of Protection of Rights The child in Sharjah, in the presence of His Excellency Afaf Ibrahim Al-Marri, member of the Executive Council and head of the department, and: Amina Al-Rifai, Director of the Department of Child Rights Protection, and Khulood Al-Nuaimi, Director of the Department of Social Licenses, and Ali Fakhreh, Deputy Director of the Department of Child Rights Protection. The visiting delegation included: Dr. Hessa Khalfan Al Ghazal, Executive Director of the Sharjah Office, Child-friendly; Mr. Issam Ali, UNICEF Social Policy Officer; Samia Al-Mandoos, Head of Marketing and Events Unit; and Leila Nasser, Head of Administrative Affairs Unit. Development of the protection system .. During the meeting, they reviewed the most important services and programs provided that are in the interest of protecting children, and ways to deepen communication between institutions, as the meeting discussed the development of the protection system by focusing on the role of agencies and institutions and their efforts in securing the protection of children's rights, and discussing training mechanisms for workers in the field Child protection, in addition to a proposal to establish protection units for the institutions concerned with children, in addition to examining issues of coordination and integration of roles between the local authorities in the Emirate in the field of child protection. During the meeting, the launch of the Institutional Education Initiative with child rights protection programs was launched, with the starting date of the initiative beginning at the beginning of August. Promote vigorous efforts and mutual cooperation. At the beginning of her speech, His Excellency Afaf Ibrahim Al-Marri, member of the Executive Council and Head of the Social Services Department, welcomed the visiting delegation, expressing her happiness with this visit, which comes in the framework of communication between the institutions concerned and discussing common issues between the authorities regarding securing the protection of children's rights, in the context of promoting The unremitting efforts and joint cooperation between the Department of Social Services represented by the Department for the Protection of Children's Rights (UNICEF) and the Sharjah-friendly Office for Children is to improve and develop a system for protecting the rights of children in the relevant institutions. Her Excellency stressed that the department, in cooperation with its partners concerned with child protection, seeks to provide various types of protection, support and care for the child from all sides, to keep pace with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, may God preserve and protect him, and in implementation of the directions of His Highness the Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Chairman of the Executive Council, in implementing projects or initiatives and support services that would contribute to protecting and securing children's rights, advancing society and achieving happiness for its members. The Head of the Social Services Department appreciated the efforts of the Sharjah Child-Friendly Office and its cooperative partnership and its effectiveness in protecting children, praising at the same time the role of "UNICEF" and its cooperation with the department, especially in the field of training programs and workshops, stressing that institutions in the United Arab Emirates of all kinds are now working as a mass One effective partnership for protecting children's rights. For her part, Dr. Hessa Khalfan Al Ghazal, Executive Director of the Sharjah Office is friendly to the child, praised the role of the Social Services Department and its constant endeavor to protect the child, especially that the department is an effective institution that has extensive experience and a great role in protecting children, especially since the department is led by HE Afaf Al-Marri puts community service a priority in general, and the care and protection of children in particular.