Manal Bint Mohammed: The UAE continues to support efforts to achieve the goals of sustainable development

18 national and international companies join the Pledge to Accelerate Gender Balance

Shamsa Saleh and representatives of the companies during the signing of the pledge.

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The wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, President of the Dubai Women's Foundation, confirmed that the UAE is led by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, continues to achieve progress and prosperity in various sectors, and actively contribute to supporting global efforts aimed at achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which the UAE was one of the pioneering countries in adhering to, and integrating them among the main pillars of its strategic plans.

Her Highness said, "The Emirates Council for Gender Balance has intensified its efforts during the past years, and will continue it during the coming period, in cooperation with all state institutions, to implement the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to raise the competitiveness of the UAE globally." And strengthening its position among the best countries in gender balance, commensurate with the achievements made by the state in the field of supporting and making the role of women successful over the first 50 years of its establishment, with the continuous support of the leadership, and benefiting from the legislative structure that guarantees equal opportunities for all.

Her Highness added that the UAE has succeeded in achieving a qualitative leap in its global classification in global competitiveness indicators, as a result of this support from the leadership, and from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman 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 Emirates", as she advanced To the 11th place in the world in the gender equality index issued by the United Nations Development Program in 2022, advancing 38 global positions within only seven years of the establishment of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance.

Her Highness expressed her pride in the positive interaction of the UAE private sector with the “Pledge to Accelerate the Fifth Goal of the Sustainable Development Goals” initiative, which aims to achieve gender balance in the private sector, and raise the percentage of women’s participation in leadership positions to 30% by 2025, praising Her Highness for the joining of 18 A new company signed this voluntary pledge, bringing the number of companies that signed it to 56 national and international companies and institutions working in various fields in the country and many countries of the world.

The 18 companies signed the pledge during an event organized by the Emirates Council for Gender Balance in the Dubai International Financial Center, during which they affirmed their support for the gender balance strategy in the UAE 2022-2026, which aims to achieve the country's leadership and global influence in this vital file, and to enhance the presence of women in this field. Leadership positions and the economic sector, as a translation of the future vision of the wise leadership and the support it provides for women in all fields.

Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in a speech delivered on behalf of Her Highness, the Secretary-General of the Council, Shamsa Saleh, expressed her thanks to these companies for their support and cooperation with the Council to achieve the vision and goals of the state at the local and global levels.

Manal bint Mohammed:

• "The Emirates Council for Gender Balance has intensified its efforts over the past years and will continue to do so in the coming period in cooperation with all state institutions."

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The list of companies that recently joined the undertaking included: Emirates Group, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, Kaman Aircraft, Chalhoub Group, Aramex International, Jacob Engineering, APCO Worldwide, Omnico Group for Public Relations and Media, Kraft Heinz Middle East and Africa, Crescent Enterprises, SAP Defense Systems & Security Solutions, Dentons International Law Firm, Clifford Law Firm & Legal Consultants, Charles Russell International Law Firm, TVM Capital Health Care, Brunswick Public Relations & Communications Group, and Russell Reynolds Associates Management Consultants.

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