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Interior Minister attends ceremony organized by General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing
Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, attended today a ceremony by the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing.
HRH Princess Sabeeka congratulates NHRA's CEO on winning top WHO award
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women, sent a congratulatory cable to Dr. Mariam Adhbi Al-Jalahma, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), on being granted the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
GCC Women's Affairs Committee hold first meeting
The Women's Affairs Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held its first meeting virtually, under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by the Supreme Council for Women (SCW).
Winners of the 27th edition of Bahrain Quran Grand Prize honoured
The winners of the 27th Bahrain Quran Grand Prize were honoured during a ceremony held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Consort of HM the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW).
SCW Secretary-General appreciates approval of Bahrain's proposal to form GCC women's affairs committee
Hala Al Ansari, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), اhas expressed Bahrain's appreciation for efforts made by the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in response to the Kingdom's proposal to form GCC committee for women's affairs.
SCW Secretary-General chairs work meeting
Supreme Council of Women (SCW) Secretary-General Hala Al Ansari today chaired a work meeting in the presence of officials representing the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), Bahrain Development Bank and Amana is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bahrain Real Estate Investment Company (Edamah).
IPU President praises Bahrain's gender balance model
Inter-Parliamentary Union President, Duarte Pacheco, has stressed that gender balance and equality are essential pillars of human rights, democracy, peace and development, in all their dimensions. In this regard, he highlighted the progress made by Bahrain in this field, as reflected in the growing number of female members of the Council of Representatives. He expressed IPU's keenness to encourage gender equality and the exchange of the best practices among parliaments.
SCW contributes to international report on women's entrepreneurship in MENA region
The US-based Woodrow Wilson International Research Center has issued a report monitoring the progress of Bahraini women entrepreneurship with numbers, statistics and indicators.
