International Academy for Women Leaders on 'Leadership in Digital Era' begins in Doha

Doha, Qatar: The second session of the International Academy for Women Leaders, under the theme: Leadership in the Digital Era , kicked off in Doha t...

Doha, Qatar: The second session of the International Academy for Women Leaders, under the theme: "Leadership in the Digital Era", kicked off in Doha today with a high-level local, regional, and global attendance.

The event is Jointly organized by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRIs), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs,

In her opening remarks, Chairperson of NHRC HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, who is also the Chairperson of ANNHRIs affirmed that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is closely intertwined with the empowerment of women and girls digitally, adding that reaching a more sustainable and equitable world requires ensuring the active engagement of women in policy-making and decision-making processes.

She highlighted that there is a clear nexus between the empowerment and leadership of women in the digital age and the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1325 and other related resolutions, noting that the role of women in conflict prevention, peace-building, and their engagement in relief, recovery, and reconstruction efforts has become a critical and foremost issue, given the devastating wars that are engulfing the world, where women are paying a heavy price.

Her Excellency underlined those armed conflicts, in general, exacerbate the marginalization of women in all areas, emphasizing the importance of countries' unwavering commitment today to promoting women and girls' access to digital technology and enabling them to benefit from it in areas such as strengthening leadership capacities, accessing information, and creating platforms for interaction, networking, and exchanging experiences among themselves.