Egypt’s establishments move to back women amid pandemic

CAIRO - 4 May 2020: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the National Council for Women (NCW) launched an initiative at the United Nations (UN) to support women amid a current lockdown to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The initiative aims to mitigate the social impact of the virus women all over the world.

Egypt’s permanent representative to the UN ambassador Mohammed Idris said that the Egyptian delegation communicated with the executive director of the UN Women and the member states to exchange experiences in order to face the current challenge.

Idris added that the initiative asserts the Egyptian leadership in planning initiatives that support women amid the current pandemic.

He pointed out that the Egyptian delegation at the UN viewed the report made by the NCW that includes programs and suggestions to support Women.

Idris said that Egypt along with other countries presented a draft to the UN’s General Assembly in order to receive international support for women and girls suffering from the pandemic’s outcomes.

According to the statistics, Women working in the medical field represent 75 percent of the workforce, while in Egypt they represent 41.1 percent and 91.1 percent of the nursing field.