QNA
Amman
The Shura Council participated in a parliamentary conference organised by the Arab Parliament in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to launch the Arab Women’s Parliamentary Document.
The Council was represented by HE Sheikha bint Youssef Al Jufairi, a member of the Shura Council and the Arab Parliament’s Social, Educational, Cultural, Women and Youth Affairs Committee. The conference included participation from various parliamentarians, government officials, and representatives from the United Nations.
In her remarks, Al Jufairi highlighted Qatar’s efforts, in accordance with the directives of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to protect and empower Qatari women. She also praised the work of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation and Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, for her initiatives in providing education to millions of girls in conflict zones.
Al Jufairi stressed the importance of the conference, particularly as many women in the Arab world face challenging circumstances. She pointed out the tragic conditions that the Palestinian women are going through on the occupied Palestinian territories and their struggle with death every day.
She affirmed that the Arab Women’s Parliamentary Document includes an item on exceptional circumstances, including asylum, displacement, armed conflicts, disasters and crises, in light of the systematic practices that the Israeli occupation performs against women, raising the waves of asylum and displacement.
Approved by the Arab Parliament, the Arab Women’s Parliamentary Document consists of 16 articles distributed over five main chapters, revolving around empowering Arab women parliamentarians, building their capacities, promoting their popular communication and enhancing women’s opportunities to contribute to parliamentary work.
The Document also addressed the role of Arab parliaments in supporting and empowering women politically, economically, socially and technologically, in addition to many other fields.
