On the occasion of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's declaration of 2017 as the "#Year of Giving", and the follow up directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to develop a comprehensive range of activities to celebrate the Year of Giving by consolidating the culture of charitable and humanitarian work in the UAE, Empost is issuing a series of memorial stamps.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and Future and as a part of the "Good Post" initiative, Emirates Post Group, EPG, says that the issuance of the stamps reflects the culture of charity and giving on which UAE's vision is based and is confirmation of the state's Islamic and Arab identity as established by the UAE founder, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The acting CEO of Emirates Post Group, Abdullah Mohammed Al Ashram, said that "#Year of Giving" stamps were issued in order to document humanitarian initiatives on the grounds that postage stamps are deemed a means of media and cultural communication, reaching various countries and peoples of the world, giving it a wide spread and historic message.

Ashram explained that the special issue stamps come in two different designs, the first of which carries the official logo of the # Year of Giving 2017, and the second in the form of a donation fund to encourage the community to contribute and give generously.