With regard to persons with disabilities, HE Chairperson of NHRC Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah stressed the great importance attached by NHRC to the rights of persons with disabilities, highlighting the most prominent recommendations of the 2nd National Forum for Human Rights about “Human rights of persons with disabilities: current reality and prospects for protection and empowerment.”, and pointing out that the Forum’s most distinguishing feature was the broad participation of people with disabilities in it. Her Excellency added that the UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy praised Qatar’s achievements and legislative advancements when it comes to its labor law.
During her meeting with Moez Doraid, Al Attiyah expressed her appreciation for the great role played by UN Women in its efforts to empower women around the world, calling for the establishment of a bridge partnership between NHRC and UN Women to promote Women’s rights nationally, regionally, and internationally.
Al Attiyah said that NHRC and UN Women could launch joint advocacy campaigns and initiatives promoting women’s rights, nationally and internationally, in addition to strengthening the capacities of local institutions, civil society organizations and individuals in the State of Qatar in areas related to equality, including providing training on women’s rights, preventing gender-based violence, empowering women economically, as well as collaborating on research projects related to women in Qatar.
She said that this could include data collection and analysis, conducting studies on women’s political participation and launching programs and initiatives to support women’s economic empowerment, including entrepreneurship development, skills training, and access to financial resources for women entrepreneurs, enhancing women’s political participation and decision-making through providing awareness campaigns and training programs to women in leadership positions, supporting female candidates in elections, engaging men and boys to be allies in initiatives promoting the prevention of violence against women and girls, cooperating in international women’s rights advocacy efforts, and sharing Qatar’s expertise and best practices in the field.
HE Chairperson of NHRC explained that the Committee sets its priorities by selecting basic and important issues on women’s rights, such as preventing administrative discrimination practices.
Al Attiyah said that as of Today, women make up more than half of the workforce in Qatar, with their share in public sector jobs in 2019 reaching 69.3 percent, and 56.6 percent in the private sector. Moreover, the State of Qatar has achieved equality in opportunities at primary and secondary education, with females outnumbering males in university and higher education enrollment.
Source: Qatar News Agency