Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Emirati women on the occasion of Emirati Women’s Day.

Sheikh Mohamed took to his X account (formerly known as Twitter) to greet ‘inspiring’ Emirati women for taking UAE on its journey of collective progress and advancement.

“To my dear mother, sisters, wife, and daughters... to all Emirati women, you inspire our blessed nation on its journey of collective progress and advancement,” Sheikh Mohamed wrote on X.

“On Emirati Women's Day, we celebrate all those who uplift our nation towards a brighter future,” Sheikh Mohamed concluded.

The UAE is celebrating the "Emirati women's Day" on Monday, which represents an annual national occasion to express pride in the outstanding achievements of Emirati woman and her pivotal role and distinguished contribution to the country's renaissance and sustainable development.

The theme of this year’s Emirati women's Day, "We Collaborate for Tomorrow,” launched by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak (The Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), is in line with UAE’s 2023 theme "Today for Tomorrow” launched by Sheikh Mohamed, and aims to highlight the UAE's domestic efforts and its global contribution to addressing sustainability challenges by finding innovative solutions in the fields of energy and climate change.

The UAE ranked first in the Arab world, and 11th globally, in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2022 Gender Inequality Index (GII), topping the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region for the third consecutive year.