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ESCWA & gender mainstreaming
26-4-2018
As part of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2018, the UN Women, ESCWA, UNICEF and UNDP organized a panel discussion yesterday on the importance of mainstreaming the perspective of gender equality and women empowerment in national strategies for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On the occasion, the minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, underlined the significance of the prime minister’s circular which provides for taking into consideration the gender impact in any legislation, decision or decree published by the council of ministers. For her part, the director of the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World at LAU (IWSAW), Lina Abi Rafeh, presented some of the main recommendations based on the IWSAW research, “to make cities and human settlements inclusive and safe for everyone,” stressing that “women should feel safe in order to communicate their needs and hopes.” In turn, UN Women submitted its report, ‘Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, which includes case studies from several Arab countries. It also is a key reference for member states and other stakeholders in the region when tackling the gender dimensions for sustainable development, including natural resource management. (Al Mustaqbal, April 26, 2018)
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