Thousands witness Nahyan's 'Tolerance Walk to Mars'

Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, led the symbolic “Tolerance Walk to Mars” with the participation of 3,000 people from all resident communities in the UAE.

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The event was organised by the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence in cooperation with the Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026 as part of the public activities of the National Festival of Tolerance on its third day at Umm Al Emarat Park.

Sheikh Nahyan was accompanied during the march by Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, whose country is the festival's “Guest of Honour,” as well as Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Rugby Federation.

Also participating were Afra Al Sabri, Director-General of the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, along with several federal and local officials, religious, sports, educational, and cultural figures, ambassadors of brotherly and friendly countries, people of determination, and senior citizens.

On the sidelines of the march, Sheikh Nahyan planted a tree from China, while Zhang Yiming planted a Ghaf tree at the forefront of the Garden of Tolerance, in the presence of Carolin Konther López, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the UAE.