The Inter-Parliamentary Union praised the progress made by the United Arab Emirates in the areas of empowering women in parliamentary work, stressing that the UAE is among the four countries in the world that are most representative of women in Parliament, after the percentage of women membership in the Federal National Council in forming its 17th chapter That started on November 14, 2019, 50% thanks to the great support it receives from His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State.
According to a report published by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world and was established in 1889 and includes in its membership nearly “170” parliaments, four countries worldwide have now represented 50% or more of women: the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Cuba, and Bolivia, noting that, after a quarter of a century after the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women in the Chinese capital, Beijing, the total percentage of women in parliaments reached nearly 24.9% in 2020, compared to 11.3% In 1995.
In his report, the Inter-Parliamentary Union appreciated the proportion of women participating in the Federal National Council elections that took place in October 2019, adding that the largest increases in the number of women parliamentarians were in the parliamentary elections that took place last year, as the UAE came in the forefront of these countries and was followed by Dominican And Uzbekistan, while some countries retreated with a decrease in the number of women parliamentarians, especially in Spain, Madagascar, and Tunisia.
The report stated that the past 25 years have witnessed a significant increase in the proportion of women in parliaments worldwide, with the percentage of women in national parliaments reaching about 25% globally, while the UAE has achieved 50%, Rwanda 57% and Andorra 42.8 %, Between 1995 and 2020.
According to the report, 25 years ago, eight of the first 10 parliaments with the highest representation of women were European and most of them were in the Nordic countries, but today the arrangement has changed significantly with the representation of more regions worldwide, adding that out of 20 countries have the largest share of women In Parliament, 16 countries implement a form of quota, noting that 81 countries are holding elections that include legislative quotas for women, adding that the Americas and Europe are leaders in introducing quotas for women, and they are developing in ambition and are no longer designed as a way to reach the minimum number of female candidates or members. Parliament, but K. Strategy to reach eventually to gender equality.
The growing role of the Federal National Council in the work and projects of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is greatly appreciated by representatives of the Member States of the Union, with the accumulated experience of the Council and its General Secretariat embodied in the representation of the Council for the Arab Group in the Union, and receipt of the first presidency of the Parliamentary Youth Forum, which is one of the proposals of the Parliamentary Division Emirati women, in addition to submitting many proposals, development projects and emergency items that have been accepted, as they are concerned with issues related to various peoples and parliaments of the world.
The growing role of the Federal National Council in the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is appreciated by representatives of Member States.
The total percentage of women in parliaments was approximately 24.9% in 2020, compared to 11.3% in 1995.