During her participation in the work of the 69th session of the United Nations Women’s Status Committee (CSW69) held in New York City in the United States of America, His Excellency Professor Lulwa Saleh Al -Awadi, Secretary -General of the Supreme Council for Women, delivered the word of the Kingdom of Bahrain in which she emphasized the importance of this high -level meeting, which was devoted to evaluating and implementing the Bayen’s advertisement and curriculum after thirty years, and evaluating the current challenges that affect the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of women And its contribution to achieving the agenda and goals of sustainable development 2030.
She said: “The march of women in my country has been a model that we cherish from their early beginnings to participate in the municipal elections and enter formal education in the 1920s, and to establish voluntary women’s social activity in the fifties, and today we find a worthy and essential partner in the national development process, especially since Bahraini women managed to take over ministerial positions, and their existence rates increased in the legislative authority, leadership centers and decision -making sites, and has increased These efforts were reflected in the level of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the relevant international reports, as Bahrain closed the gender gap by 66.6%, and was able to reach the 116th place globally, according to the results of the global report of the gender gap issued by the World Economic Forum (Davos) for the year 2024, and the result of Bahrain in the women’s index, business activities and law reached 68.1%, according to the results of the 2024 report issued by the World Bank.
During her speech, the Secretary -General of the Supreme Council for Women called on all member states of the United Nations to urge ministries, official institutions, private sector institutions, civil society organizations and individuals to participate in the Princess Sabika Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa International Prize for Women, and she said: “It is that we are happy that this session be a platform for launching the third edition of the Princess Sibika Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa International Empowerment of Women, which was adopted by the United Nations Authority for women since Its first launch in the year 2017 at the United Nations headquarters as well, and this award is a global version and a model for one of the most important initiatives aimed at encouraging and motivating ministries, official institutions, the private sector, civil society institutions and individuals in the countries of the world to adopt and support women’s empowerment programs, a message from the Kingdom of Bahrain to the world aimed at highlighting the most important achievements and qualitative initiatives achieved in the field of empowerment and progress of women at the international level, and is in the context of implementing a declaration The Begin’s curriculum is, and I am pleased to invite you all to participate in this award in support of international efforts to accelerate the desired progress of the world’s women.
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On the sidelines of the work of the 69th session of the United Nations Women’s Status Committee in New York, His Excellency the Secretary -General of the Supreme Council for Women met Professor Lulwa Saleh Al -Awadi with His Excellency the Secretary -General of the Family Affairs Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Maymouna Khalil Al Khalil, where Professor Lulwa Al -Awadi reviewed the most prominent of the programs and initiatives directed to the support of Bahraini women in implementation of his specializations through various departments through various departments through various departments And the centers of the General Secretariat.
Al -Awadi praised the rapid and noticeable development of women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at all levels, which confirms the ability of Saudi women to move towards the highest centers, noting the role of the National Observatory for Women at Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University, who collects and analyzes indicators, based on the approved national data and statistics and in cooperation with the authorities concerned with women, especially with the General Authority for Statistics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At the end of the meeting, His Excellency the Secretary -General of the Supreme Council for Women, the Secretary -General of the Family Affairs Council in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called for the Princess Sabika Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa International Award to empower women whose third edition was launched, due to the goals that this award holds to highlight distinguished initiatives and projects in the world.
