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Undersecretary and Coordinator of Fatwa and Legislation Subcommittee at Kuwaiti Cabinet's Women Affairs Committee Huda Al-Shaiji
NEW YORK, March 11 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti government has been pioneering in
promoting gender equality and women empowerment, said Deputy Chairperson of
the Cabinet's Women Affairs Committee Sheikha Hessah Al-Saad Al-Sabah.
"Kuwaiti government has ensured equality between women and men in all
rights," Sheikha Hessah told Kuwait TV on the sidelines of her participation
in the opening meeting of the 58th Session of Women Commission at the UN
headquarters in New York late Monday.
"All countries are aware of the success achieved by Kuwaiti women in all
domains with the help of the government."
She added that empowering women and boosting their contribution to
different domains are a top priority for Kuwaiti government.
"Kuwait is one of a few countries where women have got all their rights."
"Kuwaiti women have become MPs and ministers. God willing, a Kuwaiti woman
will be a speaker of the National Assembly," she told Kuwait TV.
"Kuwait will be always pioneering in efforts to boost women status in all
domains."
She pointed out that the speeches in the opening session have tackled
various educational, health, cultural and other problems facing women across
the world.
In statements to KUNA, Undersecretary and Coordinator of Fatwa and
Legislation Subcommittee at Kuwaiti Cabinet's Women Affairs Committee Huda
Al-Shaiji said that a high-caliber Kuwaiti delegation headed by Sheikha Latifa
Al-Fahad Al-Salem Al-Sabah has represented Kuwait in the opening meeting of
the 58th Session of Women Commission.
She stated that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has delivered the
inaugural speech of the session. In his speech, the UN Chief underlined the
importance of the issues to be tackled during the meeting, she said.
Al-Shaiji noted that Ban has also called for more efforts to ensure women
empowerment in different domains particularly in policy and law-making as well
as to address educational, health challenges facing women across the globe.
She added that the Kuwaiti delegation later joined a roundtable discussion
on the main theme of the session; "Challenges and achievements in the
implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls".
Al-Shaiji told KUNA that during the roundtable, representatives of several
countries have talked about the main achievements and big challenges relative
to women status in their countries.
The fifty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is held
at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2014.
Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attend the
session.
Priority theme of the session: Challenges and achievements in the
implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls. Review
theme: Access and participation of women and girls to education, training,
science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to
full employment and decent work, from the 54th session of the CSW.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global
intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender
equality and the empowerment of women. A functional commission of the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC), it was established by Council resolution 11(II)
of 21 June 1946. The CSW is instrumental in promoting women's rights,
documenting the reality of women's lives throughout the world, and shaping
global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women. (end)
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