Sheikha Latifa focuses on Arab women’s status development
‘Kuwaiti woman has strong presence in dev plans’
ALGIERS, Feb 27, (KUNA): Visiting Chairperson of the Kuwaiti Cabinet’s Committee on Women’s Affairs Sheikha Latifa Al-Fahad Al-Salem AlSabah met Algerian Minister of National Security and Family Souad Bent jaballah here on Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Algeria Saud Faisal Al-Duweesh and a Kuwaiti delegation attending an Arab Women’s Organization conference, which began in Algiers on Monday.
During the meeting, Sheikha Latifa, who doubles as chairperson of the Kuwaiti Union for Women Societies, stressed the significance of discussing how to develop Arab women’s status during sessions and meetings held on the sidelines of the conference.
They considered different issues that concern Arab women and ways and means of promoting Arab women’s circumstances.
They also discussed brotherly relations between Kuwait and Algeria and how to further promote and reinforce bilateral cooperation for the interest of inter-Arab ties.
Sheikha Latifa is leading a Kuwaiti delegation partaking in the Arab Women’s Organization conference.
Meanwhile, Sheikha Latifa said the Kuwaiti woman has a strong presence in the country’s economic development plans.
“Women are on equal footing with men in Kuwait’s strategic development plans and action program,” she said in an address to the fourth Arab woman conference.
“The Kuwaiti government made headway in empowering women economically and removing all obstacles facing female entrepreneurs in economic decision-making, “said Sheikha Latifa who doubles as chairperson of the Kuwaiti federation of women societies.
“The government works to create the necessary legislative conditions conducive to females’ participation in development, she said, citing as examples the adoption of the act on private sector employment and the launching of a fund to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Dealing with Kuwait’s role in Arab economic development, Sheikha Latifa said His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah launched the initiative to set up a USD-two-billion fund for supporting the SMEs in the Arab countries during the First Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit hosted by Kuwait in 2009.
“The State of Kuwait ensures sufficient financing for the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) which plays an essential role in providing decent life for Arab citizens notably women,” she went on.
Sheikha Latifa suggested that the AWO should launch a committee for woman human rights in order to alleviate the impacts of the current difficulties on the females in the Arab world.
She thanked Algeria for hosting the gathering which provides a platform for Arab female entrepreneurs to network and share experience.