Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat said the International Cooperation Ministry has mapped all projects within its current portfolio worth $25 billion in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 National Agenda.
Al-Mashat was speaking on Tuesday at the 23rd annual conference of the Federation of Arab Women Investors, which is being held in the city of Al-Jalalah from 3-5 November, under the theme "Arab and African investment and International Cooperation", with the participation of the First Lady of the Congo State and Jean-Claude, advisor to the President of the Republic of the Congo and Princess Sheikha Fajr Al-Khalifa from Bahrain.
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Al-Mashat stated building sustainable cities are engines for jumpstarting national economic recovery, as they not only combat climate change through less traffic and air pollution but also generate new investment horizons and landscapes for more job opportunities.
Al-Mashat noted that the Jabal Al-Jalalah project provides a comprehensive model of how sustainable cities can be the hub of economic growth and recovery, which will include all essential services; residential, commercial, educational and tourism services, and provide about 150,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, in which women will have a large share in line with the national strategy to empower women.
The minister added that women contribute to nearly 80% of the total food production in the Middle East and Africa, and also own a third of enterprises, and were able to reach about a third of the seats in parliament, which reflects the progress of women’s leadership role at the political and economic level.
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Minister Al-Mashat[/caption]
She explained that the government is committed to pushing the envelope in empowering women, as it is currently implementing policies and structural reforms to advance the status of women in various political, economic, and social fields, which was reflected in the increase of girls' enrollment in education and higher education and in owning micro and small enterprises.
Through the ministry and in cooperation with the National Council for Women and the World Economic Forum, the Gender Gap Accelerator was launched this year, which is the first of its kind in Africa and the Middle East region.
It is a platform that coordinates cooperation between the government, private, and civil society sectors to develop policies to close the gender gap.
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