US embassy cable - 05ABUDHABI863

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CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT RESOLUTION - UAE REACTIONS

Identifier: 05ABUDHABI863
Wikileaks: View 05ABUDHABI863 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2005-02-23 10:56:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: UN CSW KWMN EAID KMPI TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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Cable 
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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 00863

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: POL
    INFO:   P/M ECON RSO AMB DCM MEPI PAO

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MJSISON
DRAFTED: POL:JMAYBURY
CLEARED: ECON:OJOHN

VZCZCADI570
PP RUEHC RUCNDT RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #0863 0541056
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231056Z FEB 05
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8358
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0026
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4874
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000863 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/PI AND IO/EDA - J.SHANNON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UN, CSW, KWMN, EAID, KMPI, TC 
SUBJECT: CSW WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT RESOLUTION - UAE 
REACTIONS 
 
REF: STATE 30251 
 
1. Pol Chief discussed the draft resolution on the Economic 
Advancement of Women with MFA Director for International 
Organizations Yacub Al Hosani on February 20.  Post also 
shared copies of it with the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen,s 
Council and with the General Women,s Union, whose director, 
Noora Al Suwaidi, is leading the UAE delegation to the 
&Beijing Plus Ten8 conference in New York, February 
28-March 11.  Al Hosani assured Pol Chief that the UAE was 
sending a strong delegation to the conference, but he said he 
could not offer any reaction to the resolution because he was 
on mission outside the country all this week.  He said it 
would be best if the USUN Mission in New York could share the 
draft resolution with the UAE Mission in New York, as well as 
with the General Women,s Union. 
 
2. The Abu Dhabi Businesswomen,s Council reacted positively 
to the draft, but offered several suggestions.  The Council 
said the draft should describe how the ideas in the 
resolution will be implemented.  Two important areas are 
missing from the draft: first, training for women, and 
second, establishing business &incubators8 to support women 
with setting up small- and medium-sized businesses.  In the 
Arab world, such business incubators are not yet functional, 
according to the Businesswomen,s Council. 
 
3. The General Women,s Union (GWU) said that education, 
well-regulated markets, financial services, information 
technology, and good governance were essential for women,s 
empowerment.  At the same time, there were many differences 
between nations, including their history, religions, 
languages, and regimes that have had a huge influence on 
society.  The GWU said that the recommendations would need 
time to implement, but the organization expected the 
resolution to be adopted at the &Beijing Plus Ten.8  The 
GWU also commented that in order to have women participate in 
politics, it was necessary to solve poverty, and enhance 
their technological knowledge, education, and economic 
participation. 
SISON 

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