Date: Monday, March 15, 2021
Online Arab regional preparatory meeting for CSW65. Photo: UN Women.
On 10 February, Ministers and women´s authorities’ representing Member States of the League of Arab States, participated in the Arab Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 65
Hosted by the Republic of Djibouti and the League of Arab States (LAS), with support from UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS), the consultation brought together ministers and government officials from the region to discuss and agree on a common position for the upcoming CSW65, to be held from 15 – 26 March, in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings.
The event was kicked off with opening remarks by Ms. Haifa Abu-Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector of the League of Arab States, Ms. Moumina Houmed Hassan, Minister for Women and Family - Republic of Djibouti, Ms. Hala Altuwaijri, Secretary-General of the Family Affairs Council of Saudi Arabia and Mrs. Susanne Mikhail Eldhagen, Regional Director of UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States.