Fatima Bint Mubarak honors Fomzile Mlambo

Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation "Mother of the Nation" - in a noble gesture - honored Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, in recognition of her pioneering role and tireless efforts in supporting and empowering women in various parts of the world, to be an element An active and pioneer in sustainable development, during her tenure as Executive Director of UN Women.

Al Reem bint Abdullah Al Falasi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, on behalf of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, honored Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo.

Noura Al-Suwaidi, Secretary-General of the General Women's Union, said - on this occasion - that this generous gesture by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to celebrate Mrs. Phumzile Mlambo, who is a symbol of giving and diligence and a pioneer of women's work globally, stems from Her Highness' appreciation for the competencies that carry the same goal as her. Her Highness to promote women’s rights and empowerment, build their capabilities and develop their skills in all fields and sectors, and Her Highness’s sincere ambition to provide a decent and safe life for women, not only in the UAE, but throughout the world.

Al Suwaidi added, "During her past tenure as Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo has done great work and dedicated her time and extensive experience, to give women a wider space for equal participation in achieving the desired progress for the world in all its courses, in a lofty march of giving during which an inspiring message was spread to the world that Women are the pillar of civilization and the main axis for creating a better, more peaceful and prosperous future, which is in line with the vision of the UAE and its efforts to build a bright future for women in the UAE and the world.”

For her part, Phumzile Mlambo extended her thanks and gratitude to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, for this generous gesture, noting that Her Highness represents a global symbol in the field of concern for women and the creation of the appropriate environment to empower them on the political, economic, social, military and other vital fields, which thanks to her efforts The Emirati woman has achieved honorable pioneering achievements and successes, pointing out that Her Highness' efforts extended to improve the situation of women at the Arab, regional and international levels, to provide a role model for serious and sincere work and a clear and comprehensive view of the file of supporting and empowering women.

It should be noted that in light of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo's outgoing tenure as Executive Director of UN Women, with the support of the UAE and under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, UN Women opened a liaison office for the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in Abu Dhabi in October From 2016 at the headquarters of the General Women's Union.

Her tireless efforts contributed to the success of many of the UAE's initiatives concerned with women in many sectors and fields, including the peace and security sectors, which resulted in the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Defense, the General Women's Union and the United Nations Women, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak. In September 2018, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding was held at the headquarters of the UAE Mission to the United Nations in New York. The memorandum was signed by Major General Staff Pilot Abdullah Al Hashimi, Assistant Undersecretary The Ministry of Defense for Support Services Affairs, Noura Al-Suwaidi, and Vomzile Mlambo.

This important agreement resulted in the launch of the training program on women, security and peace, which was later called the "Initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to Empower Women in Peace and Security", which aims to train women working in the military and security services from Arab countries and friendly countries in the world on Work in the military, security and peace sectors, which is hosted by the Khawla Bint Al Azwar School in Abu Dhabi, which managed to train more than 300 women from various Arab, Asian and African countries by the UAE Armed Forces.

It also provided its support for the launch of the UAE's national plan to implement Resolution (1325) issued by the United Nations Security Council in March of 2021, which set a precedent, the first of its kind at the level of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, as an extension of the efforts of the UAE to enhance the participation of Women in Peace and Security.

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