(Photo: Screenshot of the event)
By: Algemeiner Staff - December 3, 2020
One Israeli and two Arab diplomats, all of them women, came together on Thursday for an unprecedented panel discussion on the growing role played by women in international forums.
The virtual event — organized by Israel’s UN Mission in recognition of the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 on the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls — brought together Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, permanent representative of Israel to the UN in Geneva, with Ambassador Houda Nonoo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, permanent representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN in New York.
The three ambassadors highlighted a number of challenging issues facing women diplomats in today’s Middle East. The panelists emphasized the importance of the active inclusion of women at the highest levels of decision-making in their three respective countries and discussed their own visions for how gender must play a role in the newfound peace between their countries.
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