UAE women top role in decision making
ABU DHABI: For the fourth year in a row, the UAE tops the annual report for 2021, issued by the Centre for Studies of Arab Women’s Participation of the Arab Women Authority.
The report monitors the reality of Arab women’s participation in Arab countries.
The United Arab Emirates ranked first in the percentage of women’s participation in decisionmaking bodies, and the strength of programmes directed at empowering the Emirati woman.
Mohammed Al Dulaimi, Secretary-general of the Arab Women Authority, said in a press statement issued by Paris, that the percentage of Emirati women in the membership of the Federal National Council amounted to half, and the percentage of women ministers in the Federal Government is 30%, with 9 women ministers out of the total number of ministers (33).
In the diplomatic field, the percentage of women’s participation reached 50% and 60%, with the presence of the country’s delegate to the UN, Lana Nusseibeh, who was the first Arab in history to chair the sessions of the UN Security Council. Besides, there are female ambassadors of the UAE in the Netherlands, Germany, Finland and Denmark.
Al Dulaimi praised the UAE’S development and strength in development programmes and strategies aimed at empowering and rehabilitating women, and supporting the gender equality strategy which aims to protect women from all forms of discrimination at work and assuming public posts.
He added that this approach reflects the wise leadership’s interest in promoting women’s participation in sustainable development.
A report last year said the UAE has underscored the urgent need for strengthened investment in women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts – particularly as crises continue to intensify around the world, during the UN Security Council’s annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and the UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, addressed the Security Council. It is the first time the entire UN membership participated at a Security Council meeting in person since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.