Women’s rights

Egypt is marking a defining moment in its modern parliamentary history as MP Dr. Abla El-Hawary takes the chair of the opening session of the House of Representatives. A Breakthrough …

A presidential decree has appointed a group of women to Egypt’s Parliament , filling seats allocated under the constitution for appointment  and further increasing female representation in the legislature. The …

Egypt took a significant step toward easing legal and financial burdens on women as new cooperation protocols were signed to digitize procedures affecting families, particularly mothers and female guardians responsible …

UN Women Egypt played an active role in a high-level regional conference focused on accelerating action to end violence against women and girls, as Arab states reviewed progress toward the …

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday sounded the alarm over the rapid escalation of digital violence targeting women and girls, marking the start of the annual 16 Days of …

The Committee on Small Enterprises and Entrepreneurship of Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) held its regular meeting at the Council’s headquarters, chaired by Nevine Gamea, NCW member and Committee …

Representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly attended the high-level commemorative meeting marking the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held under the …

Representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly arrived in New York on Saturday to lead Egypt’s delegation at the United Nations General Assembly — with a prominent …

Egypt’s Foreign Minister and Minister of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdel Aaty, met on Saturday with Counselor Amal Ammar, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), for …

The National Council for Women (NCW) successfully concluded its intensive training program titled “Researching the Priorities and Needs of Rural Women”, which ran over the course of three days in …