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UN Women in Egypt Encourages Inclusiveness and Diversity to Empower Women in All Fields

In line with UN Women’s recent global strategy entitled “The Empowerment of Women and Girls with Disabilities: Towards Full and Effective Participation and Gender Equality”, UN Women in Egypt encourages inclusiveness and diversity of women in all fields. Thisstrategy aims at ensuringa more systematic approach to strengthen the inclusion of the rights of women and girls withspecial needsin UN Women’s efforts to achieve gender equality, empowerment of all women and girls, and the realization of...
UN Information Centre in Cairo
UN Information Centre in Cairo

In this regard, UN Women in Egypt praises the achievements of Rahma Khaled; the first Egyptiantelevision host with Down Syndrome, who made her first appearance as the host of the live morning show onDMC onTuesday December 11th.It is alsoworth mentioning that Rahma Khaled isanational champion in swimming, tennis and basketball receiving numerous medals, including in international competitions.UN Women recognizes the pivotal role that the private sector plays in integrating women with special needs across the different spheres, acknowledging DMC being the first Egyptian channel to integrate a woman with special needs among its team.UN Womenin Egypt emphasizes theimportance ofensuringthe full inclusion and meaningful participation of women with special needs across all fields.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN Information Centre in Cairo.

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