The gender balance forum is held within the work of the global summit of governments
Dubai, February 11 / WAM / The Emirates Gender Balance Council held the “Gender Balance Forum” within the work of the World Government Summit at its twelfth session, which is held under the slogan “Future Governments insecure”.
The forum comes within the framework of the directives of the campus of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and President of the Presidential Bureau, Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, by intensifying efforts to strengthen regional and international partnerships And exchange experiences and best practices with the countries of the world and international organizations, to establish the UAE’s position globally as a leading model of gender balance, and to achieve further progress in this file at the region and the world, as it is an essential pillar of sustainable growth.
His Excellency Evica Celina, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, delivered a major speech at the beginning of the forum’s work, which was held in the presence of members of the Emirates Balance Balance and local, regional and international figures.
On this occasion, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “The gender balance is a national priority in the UAE, and as a result of the vision and support of the rational leadership and its belief in the importance of the equal participation of women and men in the efforts of development and future building, we are reaping today the fruits of this forward -looking vision The Emirati experience in the gender balance, and during a record period of time, has become an inspiring global experiences, as it comes in the first place regionally and the seventh globally with the gender equality index 2024, issued by the United Nations Development Program, as it comes first in the level of the Middle East and North region Africa in women’s report, business activities and law 2024, issued by the World Bank, and many other international indicators and reports on women and gender balance.
Her Highness added that reaching this ranking globally may be achieved thanks to the close cooperation between all federal and local government agencies and the model partnership with the private sector to achieve national targets, as well as fruitful cooperation with international institutions, taking into account the privacy of the Emirati society, stressing its highness the UAE Council to balance the gender balance His extensive efforts to achieve more achievements and make the UAE one of the countries exporting best practices in this field.
Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed her happiness with the participation of the Emirates Council for Gender annually in the work of the global summit of governments, which represents an ideal platform for anticipating the opportunities and areas of enhancing gender balance at the region and the world, as it is a basic pillar of economic prosperity and community well -being, where it is available For everyone, equal opportunities to contribute to achieving development, obtaining services and filling jobs at various levels, including leadership positions.
Her Highness said: “We look forward to our participation in the new session of this global event organized by the UAE government to consolidate the approach of partnerships, which is a major focus in the strategy of the Emirates Council for gender balance, which leads to achieving further progress in gender balance at the region level And the world, within a meaningful and constructive dialogue that contributes to the formulation of joint strategies and visions on the current challenges at the societal, cultural and economic levels and what is produced by the rapid technical changes, in a way that contributes to achieving the sustainable development goals, especially the fifth goal of gender balance and the empowerment of all girls and women.
In turn, His Excellency Mona Ghanem Al -Marri, Vice -President of the Emirates Council for Gender, stressed the importance of the gender balance forum within the work of the World Summit on Governments in highlighting the leading Emirati experience in the gender balance and what the state achieved from inspiring achievements with unlimited support from the rational leadership, adding The achievements of the UAE in the field of gender balance, through which they rose to the ranks of the countries of the world, are not a result of chance, but they are the result of deliberate policies, purposeful initiatives, and strategic partnerships, referring to some of these achievements, where women occupy about a third of ministerial positions in the government The UAE, and 50% of the seats of the Federal National Council, and represent about 57% of graduates of science, technology, engineering and mathematics specializations in state universities, which are one of the highest international rates, in addition to that it represents 46% of the labor market in general.
Al -Marri also stressed the keenness of the Gender Balance Council to exchange knowledge and experiences with the countries of the region and the world, during the global government summit, and said: “The discussion session held within the activities of the forum with the participation of global and regional officials is also a favorable opportunity to highlight regional progress in legal reforms related With gender balance, initiatives, programs and innovative strategies and their impact on enhancing gender and comprehensive balance. “
During her speech at the beginning of the forum’s activities, His Excellency Evica Celina, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, expressed her happiness with visiting the UAE and her participation in the World Summit of Governments 2025, and confirmed that Latvia is looking with admiration and appreciation for the Emirati experience in the gender balance and its advanced levels, adding that the UAE is preparing A pioneering global model in this field and in the field of supporting and empowering women at all levels.
She also stressed the importance of equal opportunities among all as a basis for achieving growth and prosperity for any society, and how its country’s government led to a change in reforming the gender balance policies.
Latvia Prime Minister reviewed her country’s experience in consolidating gender equality, and said: “The Latvia government has a complete commitment to enhancing gender equality at the local and external levels through cooperation and partnership with the countries of the world and international institutions, and proud for the high presence of women in our leadership roles and we look forward to achieving levels More advanced. ” I touched on efforts to enact laws to combat violence against women at home, where advanced legislation was approved, and in 2024 a national plan was adopted to prevent this phenomenon, stressing the importance of education as a strong tool for that, noting also to take legal measures to enhance the role of men in caring for children And equal participation in responsibilities.
During her opening speech to the forum, His Excellency Hoda Al -Hashemi, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategy Affairs, member of the Emirates Balance of Gender, highlighted the most important initiatives and projects launched and implemented by the Emirates Balance Council since its foundation in 2015 headed by Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum It also reviewed the most prominent achievements of the UAE in the gender balance, including the high rate of women’s representation in leadership positions, including membership of the boards of public joint stock companies listed in financial markets in the country and private joint stock companies, and their representation by 50% in the Federal National Council, as they led The UAE region is in the laws of equality in wages, which ensures that men and women obtain equal wages in exchange for the same work, and the approval of paternity leave, which enhances the principles of inclusiveness and shared parental responsibility, stressing that the laws, legislations and policies that led to the enhancement of gender balance in the state are not related to justice Only, it also pushes our economy forward.
His Excellency Hoda Al -Hashemi talked about the role of the national index of gender balance that was launched in 2016 in helping government agencies in launching supportive initiatives that establish gender balance in the work environment, as the indicators of awareness that measure gender balance increased from 45% in 2016 to 87% In 2022, with expectations exceeding 90%, confirming the ongoing efforts to enhance totalitarianism in the workplace.
Regarding the future aspirations of the UAE after achieving prestigious achievements with global competitiveness indicators, she said that our commitment extends beyond the national borders, and through initiatives such as the “Emirates Center for Gender Balance for Excellence and Knowledge Exchange”, which was launched in cooperation with the World Bank, we are working on Enhancing regional cooperation, exchanging best practices and working with our partners to enhance supportive legislation, stressing that the gender balance is not an abstract goal, but rather the reality of we build every day for a future in which everyone enjoys equal opportunities and enables every woman and man to achieve their full potential.
Within the activities of the Gender Balance Forum, a discussion session was held entitled “Reform and Change: a regional vision for gender equality”, during which regional progress in gender balance was highlighted, in which each of His Excellency Moza Muhammad Al -Ghwis Al -Suwaidi, Secretary -General of the Emirates Balance Council participated Between the sexes, the Excellency Lulwa Al -Awadi, Secretary -General of the Supreme Council for Women in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Dr. Moez Dorid, Director of the Regional Office of the Arab States of the United Nations Women, and managed by Nora Al -Abbar, Director of the Marketing and Communication Department – the Ibrahim Family House.
During the session, the leading efforts of the experiences of the Emirates and Bahrain were reviewed, and it focused on the importance of innovative policies and its influential role in enhancing gender and inclusive balance.
His Excellency Moza Al -Suwaidi affirmed the UAE Council for Gender Balancing in cooperation and coordination of efforts with the countries of the region and the world to push the gender balance towards more progress within supportive frameworks and policies that suit each country, noting the positive impact of the laws and policies issued by the UAE during the past years that strengthened the balance between The sexes as an authentic approach since the establishment of the state, where more than 22 legislation and legal amendment have been issued during the past few years, which included the fields of work, protection, political participation, leadership positions in the governmental and private sectors, personal status, judicial corps, wages, banking transactions, freedom of movement, entrepreneurship, property, pension, and their raising from laws and policies That entrenches the rights of women and enhances the gender balance in the state.
She added that the UAE currently occupies advanced ranks with global competitiveness indicators concerned with gender balance, as it comes in the first place in the world in terms of the percentage of women’s representation in Parliament with the report of “the gender gap for the year 2024”, issued by the World Economic Forum, and the world’s first position in the index of the absence of the gap between The sexes are to enroll in secondary education and higher education within the same report.
It also came in the first place regionally in the report of women, peace and security 2023/2024, issued by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in Washington, and in the percentage of women’s representation in leadership positions and decision -making centers, in the report of the Council of Foreign Relations, New York 2024.
She emphasized that the Emirates Council for Gender, headed by Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, continues its efforts in cooperation with all the regions of the country and the private sector, to achieve more successes in this vital national file.
In turn, His Excellency Lulwa Al -Awadi reviewed the experience of the Kingdom of Bahrain in empowering women and said that it witnessed advanced levels and qualitative transfers during the past thirty years, as a result of constructive cooperation between the government and the Supreme Council of Women, where the government adopted many initiatives, policies, mechanisms and programs that the Council has developed to enhance gender balance , Including the national plan to implement the strategy of promoting Bahraini women 2007-2012, noting the integration of the axes of this plan and gender balance targets in all government strategies.
For his part, Dr. Moez Dorid stressed the importance of gender balance in consolidating the application of laws, preventing discrimination and achieving comprehensive development in all societies with the participation of women and men together, adding that achieving the gender balance would push the gross domestic product at great rates, while ensuring the quality of decision -making .
He praised the Emirati experience in the gender balance, for its complete conviction of its positive effects, stressing that it has invested well in this field, and achieved advanced levels of global indicators.
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