The council was briefed on the latest developments in the country's performance in global indicators

"Emirates Gender Balance" reviews its initiatives at "Expo Dubai"

• During the Council's meeting at the headquarters of "Expo 2020 Dubai".

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The Emirates Council for Gender Balance reviewed the initiatives that are being worked on, in cooperation with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center and a number of federal agencies, to continue the country's progress in global competitiveness indicators during the coming period.

He noted the qualitative achievements made by the state regionally and globally in the past two years, as a result of the unlimited support provided by the leadership to this vital file, as it is one of the future national priorities.

This came during the council's meeting at the headquarters of "Expo 2020 Dubai", chaired by the Vice-President of the Council, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri.

The meeting included reviewing the initiatives and projects of the Council in this global event since its launch, the first of last October, in cooperation with the Women’s Pavilion, and its ongoing activities until the end of the exhibition, with the aim of exchanging knowledge and experiences with countries of the world and international institutions, and shedding light on the successful Emirati experience in gender balance.

Al Marri said that "Expo 2020 Dubai" is a favorable opportunity to strengthen global partnerships in order to accelerate the implementation of the fifth goal of the sustainable development goals, related to gender balance and the empowerment of girls and women in various fields, through a constructive dialogue, during which visions and ideas are exchanged on the best ways and policies that support gender. And highlighting the important role of women in achieving sustainable development in any society, which is confirmed by the experiences of countries with distinctive experiences in this field, stressing the council’s keenness, in cooperation with the Women’s Pavilion, to enrich this constructive global dialogue with the participation of global leaders, officials, wives of heads of state and representatives of international organizations concerned with balance. Gender and female figures shared with visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai their inspiring life and professional experiences that had a tangible impact in promoting women’s rights and gains in their countries, adding that “this purposeful and constructive global dialogue translates the slogan: Connecting Minds and Creating the Future.”Al-Marri also confirmed the keenness of the wife 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, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and President of the Dubai Women's Foundation, that the Emirates Council for Gender Balance Distinguished participation in "Expo 2020 Dubai", through qualitative initiatives implemented in cooperation with the Women's Pavilion, so that this global event will have an impact in achieving qualitative progress in the file of gender balance.

She expressed her pride in the UAE's distinguished global position in the issue of women and gender balance, and said that the council is currently in the stage of reaping the results of what has been worked on since its establishment, six years ago, with the cooperation of ministries and federal agencies with the objectives of the council and the global partnerships that it worked to build. Pointing out that the UAE rose to the 18th rank globally, and first in the Arab world, in the "Gender Equality Report 2020" issued by the United Nations Development Program, achieving a qualitative leap by an average of 31 global positions compared to 2015, and exceeding the time period targeted by the Council when it was established. On the UAE’s access to the list of the 25 best countries in the world in the 2021 edition of this report.

It also ranked first regionally in the World Bank report "Women, Business Activities and the Law 2021", which monitors government efforts around the world to empower women economically through laws, policies and procedures, in addition to achieving first place in the Arab world in the "Gender Gap Report 2021" of the World Economic Forum, Its performance rose to rank 72 globally in the general index of this important global report, advancing 48 places in one year, and achieving first place in the world in four sub-indicators within this report: women’s parliamentary representation, literacy rate, gender ratio at birth, and the enrollment rate of girls in primary education.

Al-Marri praised the efforts of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to establish gender balance at the state level, and Her Highness' directives to work on reaching the list of the first countries in the world in these indicators.

She expressed her pride that the council signed a memorandum of understanding with the Expo 2020 Dubai office to represent the council the file of women and gender balance in this important global event, and under which it will be the main umbrella for events and activities related to this vital file, stressing that "Expo 2020 Dubai" represents an ideal occasion. To introduce the successful Emirati experience in supporting women and gender balance over the past 50 years, and to exchange experiences with countries and international organizations that have distinguished experiences in policies that support gender, and in a way that contributes to raising the country’s rank in global indicators and reaching the list of leading countries in this field.

Mona Al Marri:

• «Intensive efforts of the Council, in cooperation with the concerned federal authorities, to achieve further progress in global competitiveness indicators».