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UAE tops region in gender balance

  • 15 Dec 2020
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Sheikh Mohammed interacts with a group of women at an event.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter


His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, after UAE secured the Number 1 spot in the Arab World for gender balance survey.

 

The UAE has been ranked No.1 in the Arab world and 18th on the UNDP Gender Inequality Index.

 

Sheikh Mohammed also praised UAE Gender Balance Council for their tireless efforts to empower women in the UAE.

 

“We congratulate HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, on this accomplishment and thank the UAE Gender Balance Council team, headed by @MMbinRashid, for their tireless efforts to empower women in the UAE,” tweeted Sheikh Mohammed.

 

“We set a goal for the @UAEGBC  to make the UAE one the world’s top 25 countries in the field of gender balance by 2021. Even before the end of 2020, the UAE has been ranked No. 1 in the Arab world and 18th on the @UNDP Gender Inequality Index,” he concluded.

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