Israa Gamal Mohie El-Din, graduated from the Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, in 2015. She currently works as a freelance marketing consultant to different companies and was part of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) team at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Mohie El-Din took part in the ICT training provided under the UN Women/UNIDO Egypt Joint Programme ‘Rabeha’, which is implemented in partnership with the National Council for Women (NCW), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) and the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), with the generous support of the Government of Canada.

The converging global crises of climate change, increasing costs of living, food insecurity and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to reverse the gains achieved under the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director, recently stated We are at a “tipping point for women’s rights and gender equality as we approach the half-way mark to 2030.”

UN Women Egypt has joined Vodafone Egypt, and several private and public entities and organizations in Egypt in launching the Egyptian Gender Alliance (EGA) to enhance women's leadership in the workplace, in the presence of H.E. Ambassador Soha Gendi, Minister of Emigration and Expatriates' Affairs. The alliance aims at emphasizing the significant role that women play in developing communities while providing the necessary support women need across all sectors.

Ms. Mai Hassan, an electrical engineer with a master’s degree in engineering, works as a researcher at Helwan University. Mai started her project known as “Hallet Wasl”- which means “cooking a dish to connect. Mai discovered her passion for cooking and, upon realizing that she was uncomfortable with public speaking, started using cooking as an alternative way of communication for introverts to help them express their feelings.

UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Bahous carried out a two-day mission to Egypt to participate in the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Dr. Bahous met with global leaders, COP27 Presidency officials, government representatives, civil society organizations, private sector representatives, international organisations and climate advocates from around the world, calling on parties to make gender equality, women's empowerment and women’s leadership central to climate action.

In support of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based violence, the Ministry of Social Solidarity signed a partnership agreement with UN Women Egypt to support the Ministry in its strategic objective of increasing investments in the care economy to promote gender equality, particularly through facilitating women’s labour force participation, human development and inclusive and sustainable growth in Egypt.

Today, within the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Damietta Governorate in partnership with the National Council for Women and UN Women Egypt oranged the lighthouse in Ras El-Bar, Damietta. This is part of the UN Secretary General’s global UNiTE “Orange the World” initiative. Worldwide during the 16 Days of Activism, the colour orange is used to symbolise a future free from all forms of violence against women and girls.

The National Council for Women in partnership with UN Women Egypt will launch a new social media campaign this November entitled “It’s simple, but it will make a difference” on environmental sustainability and climate change, in line with Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh from 6 to 18 November 2022.

The National Council for Women, in collaboration with the Central Bank, UN Women, the European Union, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Agricultural Bank, and eFinance Investment Group, marked the end of a wandering journey with a rowing challenge in the Nile River at The Walk of Egypt's People.

The National Council for Women organized the second edition of “Rowing the Nile Challenge” which has started from Aswan and will continue till Ras El-bar, within the framework of “Ta7wisha” programme, in line with the “National Family Development” project, and in partnership with the Central Bank of Egypt, UN Women Egypt, the European Union, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Agricultural Bank of Egypt and e-finance.

During his first visit to Egypt, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development of Canada met with women entrepreneurs and job seekers in Beheira governorate on Saturday, 13 August 2022, within the framework of the UN Joint Programme on “Women’s Economic Empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Egypt” (also known as Rabeha). Under the auspices and attendance of H.E. General Hisham Amna, Governor of Beheira, the visit was also attended by Mr. Christopher MacLennan, Deputy Minister of International Development; H.E. Ambassador Louis Dumas, the Canadian Ambassador to Egypt; H.E. Gamal Nour Eldin, Governor of Kafr ElSheikh; Dr. Nehal Balbaa, the Deputy Governor of Beheira; Dr. Zakia Rashad, Head of the National Council for Women Beheira Branch and Ms. Gielan El Messiri; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women Egypt.

Ms. Rania Fathy, Environmental and Sustainable Development Consultant and Founder of Dr. Earth, holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences and currently works in the field of environmental, sustainable development. Rania discovered her passion in this field when she was in high school as when participating in conducting research with the Academy of Scientific Research, often focusing on desertification and environmental pollution.

Caring about the environment encouraged two Egyptian women, who were very much into fashion, to take action and transform piles of waste into fashionable products through creating their own brand “Up-fuse”. Yara Yassin and Lama El-Khawanky founded Up-fuse in 2013 with a vision that focuses on making a difference in the community through recycling, revolutionizing handicrafts and bringing the community together around one goal that would contribute to having a sustainable planet.

The Financial Regulatory Authority and UN Women Egypt organized two seminars on “Gender Equality and Enhancing the Work Environment” on the 22nd and 26th of June 2022 in the presence of Mr. Hisham Ramadan, Assistant Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority and Ms. Gielan ElMessiri; Deputy Country Representative, UN Women Egypt.

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, the National Council for Women, UN Women Egypt and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) organized a seminar last Thursday with the participation of the European Union Delegation to Egypt and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on “Global Evidence on Digital Financial Services and Savings Groups and its Impact on Women’ Empowerment”.

The National Council for Women, in partnership with the UN Women Egypt, and in collaboration with Safe Egypt Foundation, will release this June a series of awareness-raising videos on social media focusing on ending violence against women and girls.

Rowaida Abdelghafar single mother of two children, and a small project owner is one of the 19 small project owners and aspiring entrepreneurs who attended the “Start Your Own Business” training. This training program was organized by the Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) between 29 October and 19 November 2020 as part of the IECD’s collaboration with UN Women Egypt. The program aimed at providing participants with the necessary skills for planning and implementing successful business projects such as developing business ideas, conducting feasibility studies, marketing, and budgeting skills, among others.

Iman Gabr is a 29-year-old housewife and mother of two children from Alexandria Governorate. Iman participated in the pilot phase of the family camps on “Gender Transformative Parenting”, which was organized in partnership between the National Council for Women and UN Women Egypt, in cooperation with WellSpring Egypt, in Cairo, Minya, Damietta and Alexandria governorates, from October to December 2021, with the participation of around 120 Egyptian families.

Today, the Financial Regulatory Authority Egypt (FRA) and UN Women Egypt signed a letter of agreement at the headquarters of the FRA to outline the terms of an extended partnership between the two parties to promote women’s empowerment, advance the new financing mechanisms related to social aspects, and encourage companies operating in non-banking financial activities to achieve gender equality and unleash the financing opportunities offered by sustainable financing tools within the national economy.

For Immediate Release Cairo, 27 March 2022- The National Council for Women, UN Women Egypt, and the Embassy of Canada organized a field visit last week to Beheira and Alexandria to meet the beneficiaries of “Rabeha" Joint Programme. H.E. Ambassador Louis Dumas, the Canadian Ambassador to Egypt and Ms. Christine Arab, UN Women Country Representative, joined the visit in both governorates, in the presence of H.E. General Hisham Amna, Governor of Beheira, and H.E. General Mohamed Taher El Sherif, Governor of Alexandria and their teams. The visit was also attended by Dr. Zakia Rashad; representatives of the National Council for Women in Behaira.