Kuwait highlights women’s role in building flexible economies
United Nations Representative of the Secretary General and Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, Ghada Al-Taher, stated Sunday that Kuwait is increasingly highlighting the decisive role of women in creating flexible economies that promote national development for upcoming generations.
Al-Taher expressed this during discussion panel organized by UN’s mission to the country in cooperation with Foreign Ministry and French embassy on countering violence against women as part of annual women empowerment campaign.
There are many opportunities to seize in Kuwait for economic reformation and innovation to empower women through creating safe work environments, addressing discriminatory laws and challenging outdated social norms, Al-Taher reflected.
On her part, Assistant Foreign Minister for human right affairs Sheikha Jawaher Al-Sabah, she stated that Kuwait’s participation in this annual campaign goes hand in hand with principles of Islamic religion.
She conveyed the state of Kuwait’s deep concern with the mounting violence against women as statistics indicate that 736 million women are victims of physical or sexual violence, and around 70 percent of women living in war zones or humanitarian crises, are also victims of violence.
This requires intensified international efforts to counter this phenomenon, via creating safe and fair communities where women can live with dignity and actively contribute to development, Al-Sabah added.
She reasserted Kuwait’s keenness on creating safe spaces for women, expressing pride in Kuwait’s ranking as the world’s safest country as per Gallup’s 2023 report.
As for French Ambassador to the country, Olivier Gauvin underlined combating violence against women in all its forms whether physical, mental, economic, or digital as it violates all basic rights.
He stated that putting an end to this is not only out of moral obligation but is an essential step towards building fairer safer and more inclusive societies.
Source: KUNA
