The Literacy Challenge in the Arab World initiative seeks to benefit 30 million Arab youths and children by the year 2030. The initiative was launched by H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in 2017 ahead of the opening session of the Knowledge Summit 2017 in Dubai. The initiative is organised in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Useful links:

• Laws and legislations - Ministry of Education
• Data on schools - Ministry of Education
• Reports and statistics - Ministry of Education
• General rules for the provision of special education programs and services (public and private schools) - Ministry of Education (PDF, 100 KB)
• Emirates Schools Establishment - ESE
• National Qualifications Centre
• Education in Abu Dhabi - TAMM
• Department of Education and Knowledge - Abu Dhabi
• Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) - Dubai
• Shariah Private Education Authority
• Reports and publications - KHDA
• FAQs - Ministry of Education