Participation of IBC Vice President and Secretary General & IBC Advisor for Social Responsibility in the International Conference for Women Empowerment

The Conference aimed at launching the UNIDO Regional Project “Empowerment of Women of Small and Medium-Sized Projects for a Comprehensive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region” that is part of the activities applied in the framework of the UNIDO Project to find policies dialogue, identify recommendations and exchange successful practices over common economic and development themes to develop women entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region, in the presence of the conference Sponsor the Jordanian Labor Minister Mr. Ali Al-Ghazzawi and the Italian Ambassador to Jordan Mr. Giovanni Brauzzi.

During the opening session, the President of Business & Professional Women Club Association MP Haifa Al-Najjar stressed that the Conference is an opportunity to share the success stories of a number of women entrepreneurs and exchange experiences to enhance the central role of women in the industrial and economic development.

MP Al-Najjar further added that among the objectives of the Conference is setting up a framework to encourage women to invest, in addition to encourage networking between businesswomen in the Arab and European countries and the supporting economic institutions.

On the sidelines of the Conference, a significant meeting took place between IBC Vice President and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji and President of the Business & Professional Women Club Association MP Haifa Al-Najjar during which certain Programs were reviewed covering women empowerment carried out by IBC.

Mr. Saad Naji invited MP Al-Najjar to hold a meeting with IBC Board members to acquaint herself with IBC activities and the obstacles encountering the Iraqi business community in particular and those facing the Iraqis residing on the Kingdom’s soil in general in order to be later reviewed by the Jordanian Parliament.

During the Conference, the UNIDO Representative Mr. Geraldo Bataconi said that the UNIDO, through this Conference, looks forward to determining the necessary policies and procedures to facilitate business for women mainly in the seven Southern Mediterranean countries, besides empowering women and enhancing their role in the Middle East and North Africa Region and shed the light on the importance of the national, regional and international activities to promote women entrepreneurship, enhance their competitiveness capabilities and facilitate their obtainment of funding.

The Conference included a series of lectures and common discussions over the sustainable economic development in order to create local employment opportunities and sustainable civil preparation.