The Emirates Council for Gender Equality discussed areas of cooperation with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and ways of supporting them in the future, in the framework of its keenness to build fruitful partnerships and exchange experiences and visions with international organizations with expertise and experience, in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, to contribute to achieving the Council's goal of reducing the gender gap in all sectors of the UAE and reaching the list of the first countries in the world N gender 2021.

This came during a joint meeting in Paris in the presence of the Vice-President of the Emirates Council for Gender Equality Mona Ghanim Al Marri, the Secretary General of the Council Shamsa Saleh, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Marie Kiffinimi and the Chief of Staff of the International Organization G20 Cooperation Coordinator Gabriela Ramos , With the participation of the Director of the Dubai Ladies Club Lamia Abdul Aziz Khan and Director of Institutional Development and Research, Dubai Women's Foundation Sultana Saif.

Strategic partnership

Mona Al Marri expressed her happiness at the level of cooperation with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over the past three years, which led to the implementation of a number of important projects and initiatives, Which was officially launched in September 2017 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as the first guide of its kind in the world to support gender balance in the work environment. Within Public and private sectors to implement gender-sensitive practices to support the vision of the UAE 2021, which has greatly helped government institutions in the country to support the balance in the workplace and their ability to meet the requirements of the gender balance index of the federal government in its first session, The Guide, at the local, regional and international levels.

Future cooperation

During the meeting, the Vice-President of the Emirates Council for Gender Equality discussed how best to expand the scope of this guide at the regional level, in the light of the interest of several countries, as it includes mechanisms and general procedures applicable to any country, and supports the fifth goal of the goals Sustainable Development 2030, on gender balance and the empowerment of all women and girls, adding that the success of the guide opens up broad prospects for future cooperation for new projects, in particular that the Council shares the vision and orientation of the Organization by making gender balance a reality and reality The Council has launched strategic initiatives, the most important of which are Global Balance Rings as an ongoing initiative to organize open discussion and dialogue among global leaders and experts on gender balance, with a view to narrowing the gap. Gender equality and women's participation in the economic sector through innovative initiatives and solutions. Three versions of this initiative were organized in New York, Washington and Brussels, which discussed several topics to achieve this goal.

Workshops

She added that previous areas of cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development included participation in a workshop on government budgets for gender balance as part of the sixth session of the World Summit of Governments in Dubai last February, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations Women's Fund For several other workshops held by the two sides within the areas of gender balance, noting that the organization has a long history of work in the field of gender balance, and represents an important source of best practices and reliable data on the steps to be implemented In the different regions of the world.

A national priority

"Gender balance, in all sectors of the UAE, is a key national priority, supported by our leadership, in support of the successful process launched by the UAE decades ago in the field of equality between men and women," said Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice president of the Emirates Council for Gender Equality. Supporting the success of Emirati women, achieving pioneering achievements in all fields, and creating the environment for the success of their role as a key partner in sustainable economic and social development.

Mona Al-Marri:

"The meeting discussed ways to expand the use of the Gender Balance Manual at the regional level."

"The Council is working to consolidate the successful process that the state started decades ago in the area of ​​gender balance."