“Al -Faw” honors Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak in appreciation of her pioneering contributions to women

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) honored Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak “Mother of the Emirates”, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, in appreciation of her prominent contributions to empowering women and promoting sustainable development at the national and international levels.

This came during a celebration held in Abu Dhabi at the headquarters of the General Women’s Union, on the occasion of the eighties of the organization’s founding, in cooperation with the United Nations Women.

The honor received on behalf of her Highness, Noura Khalifa Al -Suwaidi, Secretary -General of the General Women’s Union, in the presence of a group of officials and representatives of diplomatic missions in the country, where the march of the “mother of the Emirates” and her legacy that extends in supporting women and enabling them to play their vital role was highlighted.

The ceremony witnessed the presentation of a special visual clip that reviews the march of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak and her policies in the field of supporting and empowering women at the national and international levels and the most prominent initiatives launched by Her Highness to enhance the role of women in various sectors, and the leading contribution of Her Highness in supporting sustainable development and combating poverty and hunger.

Mr. Kayan Akram Jaf, head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Mission (FAO) of the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Yemen, expressed his gratitude for the leadership of the UAE for its continuous commitment to sustainable development issues, noting that the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “May God rest his soul “A inspiration is still an inspiration in the efforts to combat hunger and poverty.

Kayan cited the presence of the “Sheikh Zayed Media and Knowledge Center” at the headquarters of the FAO Rome, which embodies the historical partnership between the UAE and the organization in supporting agricultural development and food security.

In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) office expressed their pride in the FAO by honoring Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak for her sustainable efforts and support for women and children.

For its part, Noura Khalifa Al -Suwaidi, the Secretary -General of the General Women’s Union, said: “The UAE and its wise leadership have been committed from the moment it was established to develop society and the active contribution to supporting development initiatives around the world, which has become an inherent part of the state’s foreign policy determinants. It was also support for leadership Al -Rashida and His Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme President of the Foundation Family development, “Mother of the Emirates”, is a motivation to achieve leaps in the field of empowering women.

“We were pleased with the honor due to His Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak,” the mother of the Emirates “for her global pioneering role in empowering women, and to lead her Highness the UAE’s contributions in this field. I would like to confirm that Cooperating with United Nations programs and organizations, but it demonstrates the well -established UAE’s commitment to support women in facing environmental challenges and enhancing development Sustainable.