Federal Demographic Council (FDC) has been actively working to re-balance the UAE's demographic structure while strengthening the loyalty of the UAE's citizens to their leadership and homeland. FDC is charged with establishing what proportion of the population should be Emirati citizens by 2021.

Ministry of Culture and Youth is in charge of spreading cultural awareness, preserving the national identity, strengthening the sense of belonging to the nation amongst Emiratis and ensuring nurturing young Emiratis' abilities.

The ministry defines national identity as a system of social and moral values associated with the lifestyle of the people in the past, present and future. This system is founded on the essence of the people's existence and their survival in the face of the challenges of dispersion, extinction, disintegration and demise. This can be achieved by strengthening the fundamental concepts of belonging: citizenship, work and productive initiatives.

Through libraries and cultural centres, the ministry offers a range of community and cultural services and programmes aiming to develop an intellectual and creative community capable of developing youth and consolidating their sense of national identity.