Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, President of the Family Development Foundation (Umm Al-Emarat), stressed that the wise leadership has spared no effort in enhancing the status of women and enhancing their role in society and in supporting the national economy. Large and unlimited.

Her Highness made the remarks to ADNOC employees on the occasion of the UAE Women's Day in a speech delivered on behalf of Her Highness Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State during the celebration held by ADNOC on this occasion.

The celebration was attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Dr. Maitha Bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State for Chancellor of HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State and CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its group of companies, members of senior management of ADNOC 700 employees of the group companies.

Following is the full text of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak's message:

On the 28th of August, Emirati women celebrate a day that will highlight their achievements and express their aspirations and future aspirations. We need this day to combine our efforts and harness our potentials for our precious homeland, which God has given wise leadership to spare no effort in enhancing the status of women and advancing their role in society and supporting the economy. the National.

My sisters and daughters ..
In this beloved country, you are the solid foundation and the inexhaustible tributary in building the country. The leadership aspirations towards you are large and unlimited. You represent a significant percentage, whether in the field of education and higher education, or in the field of employment and economic participation. Prove your worthiness with sincerity, diligence and perseverance. Here are your achievements attest to this.

Despite the achievements of my sisters and daughters, there is still a lot of work and effort that must be provided to preserve the gains of this country and defend it, and achieve its future goals to be a home advanced in all fields, rising to this proud people who learned from his wise leadership that work, grandfather and diligence are inherent qualities when Mention the son of the Emirates or the daughter of the Emirates.

In this regard, I do not recommend that you do all the education, care and guidance that young people need, and that the education of young people and the building of generations is the fundamental work of women.

We thank God that many laws and legislation focused on helping women to achieve a balance between their role as a mother and a housewife and their role in economic participation, and it remains for women to invest all opportunities and achieve all the goals that society aspires to it is the maker of generations present and future.

The hand of every woman who patted, learned and grew up men and women who served their homeland and contributed to the promotion of his name.

We will remain faithful women and men to our homeland in his service. The UAE will remain, God willing, in the Almighty.

For his part, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, in a speech during the ceremony: "We are proud and proud, on the day of Emirati women," Mother of the Emirates ", the virtuous mother, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, which proves to us every day, and not to let There is no doubt that wise leadership and an enlightened vision are fully capable of shaping the path of society for the better and empowering everyone, women and men together to contribute fully to the march of the nation and the world. ”

ADNOC reaffirmed its commitment to supporting gender diversity, promoting tolerance and inclusion, empowering women and providing all the ingredients that enable them to fulfill their role and contribute effectively to the development and well-being of the UAE in line with its Smart Growth Strategy 2030 which focuses on developing human resources, enhancing profitability, improving performance and raising efficiency.

In line with the UAE's efforts to achieve gender diversity and empower women, ADNOC announced its commitment to represent women on the board of directors of the Group's majority companies by the end of 2022.

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, in his speech during the ceremony, praised the continued support of women from the wise leadership, noting the great progress achieved by the Emirati women thanks to the vision of leadership and follow-up, support and encouragement of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak "Mother of the Emirates", stressing that this continuous support Continuous encouragement is an inspiration from which Emirati women derive confidence in their pivotal role as a key partner in the UAE's sustainable growth and development. His Excellency praised the initiative of the Emirati Women Day launched by the Mother of the Emirates and chose this year the slogan "Women as a symbol of tolerance".

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber said: “ADNOC is proud to celebrate the UAE Women's Day and to recognize the achievements and successes of our colleagues at ADNOC at the company level and in the UAE society. Emirati women have proven their ability to give and contribute effectively in various fields of our business, both in fields, drilling sites and refineries. Oil, laboratories, or research centers, administrative and office work.

These important contributions and achievements of Emirati women, both professionally and personally, are the result of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's vision of supporting and empowering women, the leadership approach, and the follow-up and encouragement of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Emirates. Emirati women and develop their capabilities to play a pivotal and effective role in promoting progress, growth and prosperity in the country.

“In recognition of the worthiness of Emirati women and their ability to contribute effectively, and in continuation of our commitments and initiatives aimed at promoting gender balance, I am pleased to announce the commitment of ADNOC to represent women on all boards of the Group companies in which ADNOC has a majority stake by the end of 2022. This new initiative In line with ADNOC's goals of encouraging women's participation in the oil and gas sector, and with the UAE's efforts to promote gender equality as one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the results of global studies have shown that Corporate governance positively affects the increase in value and that diversity in the work environment enhances corporate profitability and makes the business environment more happy and stable. ”

Al Jaber reviewed the progress of ADNOC's initiatives to promote women's participation in the oil and gas sector on the UAE Women's Day three years ago, stressing that excellent progress has been made in these areas.In 2016, ADNOC announced that it will appoint at least one CEO. Ensure that the percentage of women in senior management is increased to 15% and that the percentage of female citizens in the total number of new citizens in the group companies is increased to 30%.

In April 2018, ADNOC appointed the first CEO of two of the Group's companies based on actual performance, merit and merit. Fatima Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the ADNOC Gender Balance Committee, was appointed CEO of ADNOC LNG. Meanwhile, Taiba Al Hashimi was appointed as CEO of Al Yasat Petroleum Company, confirming that ADNOC will continue its efforts to reach 15% representation of women in senior management by the end of this year and one year ahead of schedule.

He added that ADNOC is making significant progress in its efforts to recruit female nationals, with more and more women being recruited for important positions in all fields, including administrative work and technical operations in various locations such as the Rumaitha field, Zarko and Das islands.

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber concluded by stating that ADNOC, as a key contributor to the growth and development of the UAE, will continue to exert more efforts to empower women and achieve their development in their careers. Women and empower them to achieve more successes.

ADNOC is undertaking numerous initiatives to encourage and enhance women's participation in various aspects of the oil and gas sector, including the amendment of human resources policies, the provision of facilities to work in technical positions and the provision of specialized training programs to ensure professional development.

While women currently account for 5% of the labor force in the oil and gas sector in the Middle East, this percentage in ADNOC is 11%, which is more than double the region, and Emirati women account for 71% of employees in ADNOC. Around 600 women work at ADNOC's operational sites, including 132 working in technical positions in several locations, including the Rumaitha field, the first ADNOC facility to be managed by female cadres.

As part of its ongoing efforts to increase the representation of women in all Group companies, ADNOC has established a gender balance committee at the Group level that is responsible for implementing a number of effective initiatives that support working women and achieve their professional development, including the formulation of a policy framework for gender equality. Development of human resources policies and regulations, improvement of housing and welfare privileges, and implementation of a technical development program specifically designed for women working in overseas locations as operational operators and other technical positions.

In support of the commitments to empower women in the oil and gas sector, the Gender Balance Committee in 2018 launched the ADNOC Women's Leadership Development Program to empower women working in ADNOC and develop their leadership skills and expertise to prepare and prepare the next generation of women's leadership experiences through educational and training workshops. Under the supervision of trainers and experts. To date, more than 293 female staff have completed this program, which will see the addition of several training curricula in the coming months.