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UNDP Resident
Representative, Sayed Aqa, met with the Secretary General of the
Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Ms. Hala Al Ansari and
congratulated her on her appointment wishing her continued success.
During the meeting key activities planned under the joint UNDP/SCW
women empowerment programme were discussed and implementation
timelines agreed upon in order to build upon the successes achieved
in 2010. It was agreed that the partnership between the SCW and UNDP
would be further strengthened, as well as that with other UN
agencies and coordination with national NGOs would continue. Ms. Al
Ansari emphasized on the need for coordinated UN support to SCW and
urged that all UN agencies’ support to SCW be coordinated under the
programme signed with UNDP. She expressed the Government commitment
to mainstream gender issues and explained that a plan of action for
gender mainstreaming, that includes gender budgeting and
establishing an “equal opportunities unit”, is prepared.
Also present at the meeting were Firas Gharaibeh, UNDP Deputy
Resident Representative, and representing the Council; Ms. Dawieh Al
Alawi, Mr. Ezzideen Almoayyed, Shaikha Azza Al Khalifa and Mr.
Mohamed Faris. |
