Good morning from <i>The National</i> on November 21, 2024. Here is your digest of what is making the headlines in the Emirates. <b>Live updates: Follow the latest on </b><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024/11/16/live-israel-gaza-lebanon/" target="_blank"><b>Israel-Gaza</b></a> Wounded Gazans receiving refuge in the UAE from the horrors of war in their homeland are being helped to rebuild shattered lives at a dedicated treatment centre at Abu Dhabi's Emirates Humanitarian City. Dozens of Palestinians bearing the scars of the continuing conflict with Israel – from young children tightly holding their mother's hands to patients in wheelchairs and those wearing hearing aids – have already been given crucial assistance at the specialist care centre for people of determination. The centre, which was officially opened on Wednesday, is part of a vital network of support in place at the EHC, a safe haven for about 2,000 Palestinians that was established as part of the UAE's continuing humanitarian operations. The ZHO facility provides key services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and auditory rehabilitation. As well as essential physical care, the centre offers education rooms delivering an inclusive learning environment for patients with a range of disabilities. So far, the centre has treated 66 people with physical disabilities, 18 with hearing problems, six people with intellectual disabilities and another two with visual impairments. Read Shireena Al Nowais' full story <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/20/im-almost-healed-young-gazans-bearing-scars-of-war-given-lifeline-at-uae-treatment-centre/" target="_blank">here</a> More Emirati women than men are seeking employment opportunities in the private sector, recruiters have told <i>The National</i>. This was evident on the first day of Tawdheef x Zaheb 2024, an Emirati jobs fair in Abu Dhabi taking place until Thursday, at which women constituted a notable majority of jobseekers. UAE telecoms and technology company e&, formerly known as the Etisalat Group, has seen women make up more than 60 per cent of its new hires since the launch of its AI graduate programme in 2021, Alia Alyousuf, the company's nationalisation manager, told <i>The National</i>. Ms Alyousuf also said women make up more than 70 per cent of the overall e& workforce and that this trend appears to be continuing as there has been “overwhelming” interest from women at this year's jobs fair, where 20 e& vacancies are on offer. Read the full story from Salam Al Amir and Ahmed Almansoori <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/20/emirati-women-private-sector-jobs/" target="_blank">here</a> Negotiators were working round the clock at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday as time for a deal starts to slip away. Countries remain at odds on the summit’s main goal – how much financial firepower can be arranged to help vulnerable countries avoid the worst effects of climate change and transition towards a sustainable future. This is known as the "new collective quantified goal". The Cop29 presidency on Wednesday said a new draft of the deal that will arguably define the fate of the summit would be released at midnight. Countries will then discuss the package in a “single setting” on Thursday before more drafts are expected. Read the full story from John Dennehy <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2024/11/20/we-need-to-pick-up-the-pace-crunch-cop29-talks-intensify-as-climate-summit-approaches-defining-moment/" target="_blank">here</a> <b>FACT OF THE DAY</b> UAE freelance licences are now costing as little as Dh1,070 ($290) to attract talent. Read more <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2024/11/20/uae-freelance-licence-work/" target="_blank">here</a> <b>THE WRAP</b> <b>FRONT PAGE</b>
