UAE to host second Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) Women Parliamentary Forum
4 June 2025 17:07
ABU DHABI (WAM)Under the patronage of 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 (SCMC), and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the UAE - represented by the Federal National Council (FNC) - will host the Second Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) Women Parliamentary Forum (WPF) from June 17-18, 2025 in Abu Dhabi.The annual forum, established on March 8, 2021 on the occasion of International Women's Day aims to discuss gender issues, including achieving gender equality, increasing female representation in politics, and addressing the impact of the pandemic on gender balance.
The two-day event will be chaired by FNC's Second Deputy Speaker, Maryam Majid bin Theneya, and current President of WPF, and held under the theme 'Empowering Women for Cohesive and Inclusive Societies: From the Gulf to the Mediterranean''.
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