The Emirates Council for Gender Balance announced its expanded participation during the International Women’s Forum – Dubai 2024, which will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on November 26 and 27, in Madinat Jumeirah. In Dubai, in cooperation with the most prominent international organizations and institutions concerned with women and the requirements of enhancing their role in society, economy, politics, entrepreneurship, culture, arts, creativity, technology and innovation.
This extensive participation of the Council in the International Women’s Forum – Dubai 2024 comes within the framework of the directives of the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Chief of the Presidential Office, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Council. Emirates Gender Balance, President of the Dubai Women Establishment, seeks to enhance cooperation and exchange experiences with countries around the world and global organizations, in a way that consolidates the global position of the UAE as a pioneering model in gender balance, which is a pillar. Pivotal to a sustainable economy and societal prosperity
The list of global partners of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and the International Women’s Forum – Dubai 2024 includes: the World Bank Group, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Atlantic Council.the International Finance Corporation, and the Women Entrepreneurship Finance InitiativeAnd other institutions and organizations that all contribute to developing and enriching an integrated program that reviews the main trends, challenges and solutions necessary to achieve equal employment opportunities and access to services and contribute to building more prosperous societies.
The power of influence and cooperation
On this occasion, Her Excellency Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Vice President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, and Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of the Dubai Women Establishment, said: “The International Women’s Forum – Dubai 2024 is an embodiment and living example of the power of cooperation and constructive partnerships to achieve further progress in the women’s file. Where elite leaders and partners from around the world come together to achieve a unified vision towards a more inclusive and just world
Her Excellency added: “We look forward to working closely with all partners to create equal opportunities for women and provide a stimulating environment for creativity and innovation to make the most of their capabilities. We work together to build a world in which gender equality is not just a dream but a tangible reality. Therefore, we seek to build an effective platform.” Through the forum to open broader horizons of opportunities for women in all fields to chart a more prosperous future
Her Excellency explained that gender balance constitutes a major component of the social fabric and a fundamental pillar of the UAE’s vision, and within this context, the Council participates in the forum through extensive activities, shedding light on the inspiring experience of the UAE in women’s leadership empowerment and the country’s efforts to closely integrate gender balance into its strategies. For sustainable development, and opportunities to enhance cooperation with partners, stressing that the Council’s activity within the Global Women’s Forum in cooperation with international organizations represents the core of the Council’s work strategy, in line with the fifth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals regarding gender balance and the empowerment of all women. In the region and the world
For her part, Her Excellency Moza Mohammed Al Ghuwais Al Suwaidi, Secretary General of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, confirmed that the Global Women’s Forum – 2024 will witness the organization of dialogue sessions and joint workshops with global partners aimed at achieving further progress in gender balance at the regional and global levels. It will also be held during Announcing new joint initiatives that strengthen the existing cooperation relations with these organizations since the establishment of the Council in 2015. The objectives of these initiatives relate to consolidating gender balance in the government and private sectors and in all fields locally, regionally and globally.
She added that the forum represents an ideal opportunity to strengthen these partnerships, especially as it attracts a large number of inspiring leaders who support gender balance, decision makers and makers in many countries of the world, and the joint sessions and workshops will focus on reviewing the most prominent challenges that still face this file, whether economic or social. Or cultural or political, and the best ways to overcome them in a way that contributes to achieving the sustainable development goals
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group, in cooperation with the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, is participating in a number of specialized sessions and workshops that examine the best ways to enhance gender balance through policies and legal frameworks. It will participate in a session to discuss the results of the “Women, Business and the Law 2024” report and analyze the progress achieved. achieved and the challenges that hinder closing the legal gaps related to women’s economic participation globally. In a second session entitled “Promoting Change through Knowledge Exchange,” the Emirates Gender Balance Center for Excellence and Knowledge Exchange will be highlighted, which was launched by the World Bank in cooperation with the Emirates Gender Balance Council, as a regional center that aims to enhance gender balance in the Middle East and North Africa region through… Providing consultations, organizing workshops, and exporting best practices in the gender balance file
As part of the World Bank’s activities, he will participate in a session entitled “Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowerment… Future Trends,” and another workshop in cooperation with the Emirates Council for Gender Balance on legal legislation and gender equality in wages.
World Economic Forum
The International Women’s Forum – Dubai 2024 will witness the organization of a workshop on gender equality in the age of technology, in which the World Economic Forum and the Emirates Council for Gender Balance will participate. The workshop will discuss the best ways and policies to enhance women’s participation in the rapid changes brought about by technology and artificial intelligence and its effects on them.
Women Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative
Sessions will address the Women Entrepreneurs Financing InitiativeFundamental issues facing women entrepreneurs in the financial and climate fields. The “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Climate Sector” and “Women’s Finance Initiative Charter” sessions will review practical solutions to expand access to finance and advance climate action through women’s entrepreneurship. It will also present an innovative initiative to bridge the gender gap in the field of finance, which in turn will contribute to In building a comprehensive environment through cooperation with global financial institutions
International Finance Corporation
The IFC session, titled “She’s a Winner: Inspirations from Women Entrepreneurs,” celebrates the successes of women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region, and showcases their inspiring success stories, and how the “She’s a Winner” program contributed to empowering them and achieving their ambitions.
Atlantic Council
The Atlantic Council will participate in a workshop on ways to integrate sustainable development goals into the business sector, and will also participate in a discussion session entitled “Women in Leadership… Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa.” He will also participate in a third workshop on how to benefit from networks of relationships and market business projects to investors
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
The OECD session entitled “Empowering Entrepreneurs: Opportunities and Financial Financing” examines ways to overcome the financial obstacles and challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa region. The session seeks to inspire and stimulate positive change in the region and build an investment environment that supports women’s entrepreneurship, and will review some successful experiences globally, such as a country like the United Arab Emirates.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The session of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, entitled “Glimpses of the Humanitarian Partnership between the UAE and the United Nations,” celebrates the outstanding vital contributions made by the UAE in strengthening global humanitarian efforts. The session aims to highlight the UAE’s pioneering role in humanitarian work, highlight joint cooperation with the United Nations and its contributions to disaster response and relief, support initiatives to achieve gender balance, and enhance youth participation in humanitarian work.
Butterfly Foundation
The “Transforming Challenges into Opportunities” session, which is organized in cooperation with the Butterfly Foundation, seeks to highlight the special challenges facing women with disabilities in the field of work, and to review effective strategies aimed at helping companies and communities remove obstacles and provide equal opportunities for women in the workplace.
It is worth noting that the forum’s agenda will include more than 130 discussion sessions and workshops in which more than 250 officials, inspiring leaders, and influence makers from more than 65 countries will speak, with the participation of 25 ministers, male and female, and in the presence of 4,000 personalities from the region and the world.