The United Arab Emirates has announced its determination to host a coordination office for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, with the support of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, FDF, and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
Dr. Moza Al Shehhi, the U.A.E.'s representative to the UN Women's Empowerment entity, commended the entity's achievement in general in carrying out its functions and influence significantly in creating a supportive environment for the development plans in the field of gender equality and women's empowerment.
Al Shehhi reviewed the successful experience of the United Arab Emirates, particularly in the field of issuing decisions and legislation aiming to empower women, confirming that the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first who laid the solid foundations for policies of women's empowerment and their involvement in various development aspects in the country.
She said that President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is continuing this march, highlighting the plans of women and family empowerment pursued by all national institutions, particularly the General Women's Union, headed by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Mubarak.
Al Shehhi renewed U.A.E.'s commitment to continue its support for UN Women in various fields, including the empowerment of women and promotion of gender equality within the United Nations and at the global level in general.
Source: WAM