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SCW Secretary General meets with UN Women Arab States Regional Director
Lulwa Saleh Al Awadhi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), held a meeting with Dr. Moez Doraid, Regional Director of the United Nations Women Arab States Office, during Bahrain’s participation in the UN General Assembly high-level meeting marking the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing+30), held from September 19-24 in New York.
The meeting reviewed updates on the joint action plan between UN Women and the SCW for the Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment. They agreed to appoint a special coordinator to manage the award and discussed preparations for the international jury to screen and assess entries based on geographical distribution. They also agreed on a mechanism for UN Women to monitor the winners’ institutions and study the award’s impact on their organisational work and women’s empowerment in their countries.
The meeting also covered UN Women’s youth programme, which aims to empower young men and women as future leaders supporting women’s rights.
Additionally, they discussed final preparations for the side event to promote the third edition of the Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment, organised by the SCW in cooperation with UN Women, scheduled for next Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York.