Dubai: His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, has recently met a group of volunteers who joined the force in its volunteering and humanitarian work within the "Dubai Police Volunteering Platform" initiative.

During the meeting, Lt. Gen. Al Marri praised the enthusiastic volunteers, and expressed Dubai Police's keenness on recognizing and appreciating efforts made by all volunteers of Dubai Police employees and community members.  

Lt. Gen. Al Marri further stressed that the Dubai Police Volunteer Platform is part of Dubai Police's endeavours to enhance the social responsibility among members of the public. "It comes in response to the government's directions to enhance the volunteering culture among members of the public,” Al Marri said.  

Meanwhile, Captain Khalifa Al Roum, Director of Dubai Police Volunteering Platform, Platform offered 107 volunteering opportunities and saw the participation of 14,512 volunteers of 82 nationalities during 2020.

Capt. Al Roum confirmed that the Platform recorded 89,758 hours of volunteer work carried out by Dubai Police’s employees and members of the public who joined the force in its volunteering and humanitarian work.

“Dubai Police achieved first place for the best governmental institution supporting volunteer work during the 17th edition of Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work for the “Volunteering Platform” project, “This is an important achievement for the Dubai Police General Command and all employees and volunteers,” he said.

Al Roum reaffirmed Dubai Police’s keenness on embracing the culture of volunteering among its employees and members of the public. “Dubai Police believes that the culture of volunteering is key in promoting sustainable development and building a better future for new generations,” he said.