In December 2019, the Chairman of the Arab International Women’s Forum Haifa Al Kaylani attended the 3rd edition of the Arab-Chinese Women’s Forum organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the League of Arab States. The Forum was held at the Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University in Riyadh on 19 – 20 December 2019.
The Forum aimed to spotlight the role of the non-profit sector in supporting women in the professional, social, health and economic domains. Held under the patronage of the Saudi Arabia Minister of Labour and Social Development HE Ahmad Bin Salman Al Rajhi the Forum was attended by Inas bint Suleiman Al-Issa, Director of the Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Hala Al Tuwaijri, Secretary General of the Family Affairs Council in the Kingdom, and representatives of the League of Arab States, the All-China Women’s Federation, the Council of Arab Businesswomen and the Arab-African Conference for Businesswomen, as well as delegates from civil society and the private sector from across the region and globally.
The Forum programme included a series of lectures, workshops and discussion seminars on the role of non-profit sector initiatives in women’s empowerment, women and investment, the position of women in Arab and Chinese cultures, building women’s capabilities in digitization and technology, and prospects for partnership between Arab and Chinese women. In 2020 as Saudi Arabia becomes the first Arab country to take on the G20 Presidency, AIWF stands ready with all valued stakeholders to support all initiatives and activities in the Kingdom, to empower, support and develop young women leaders and foster sustainable development in the region and beyond.
