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Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad and Supreme Council for Women president, is at the forefront of a list of women leaders who have contributed to multilateralism and global peace.
The list has been created as part of an awareness-raising project to showcase inspiring women across all continents that are or were committed to the idea of a better world for all.
It has been published by the Contemporary and Historical Women Leadership Initiative that was announced by the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and the Permanent Mission of Gabon, on the occasion of Unesco’s launch of the International Day of Women in Multilateralism.
An exhibition video will be shown in the Rotunda of the Vienna International Centre, where the headquarters are of the UN organisations in Vienna – the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation.
The exhibition is being projected on Geneva’s well-known ‘Mur des Réformateurs’ from Tuesday until Thursday from 6pm to midnight. Though the wall was built to display the influence of Calvinism in the world, it is also often seen as a symbol of a patriarchal society.
Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, head of the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva, says: “Women have made, and are making every day, a remarkable contribution to multilateralism and the values that the UN stands for: human rights, development, peace and security.
“They are doing this in many different ways: as politicians, heads of international organisations, as advocates, humanitarians, artists, scientists and grassroots activists. They touch millions of lives and change the course of countries. This impressive contribution deserves to be made visible.
“The exhibition just showcases a small extract of all these dedicated women across the world, who stand up for their values.”
The initiative celebrates HRH Princess Sabeeka’s significant impact in monitoring the progress of Bahraini women, supporting their participation in public life through political action and decision-making, enhancing their contributions to the national economy, and providing the foundations of their family stability and social security.
The citation featured in the video outlining HRH Princess Sabeeka’s achievements
In addition to HRH Princess Sabeeka, the initiative listed a group of influential women leaders, such as Queen Marie Alexander (wife of the King of Romania), Zuzana Caputovà (first female President of Slovakia), Roza Otunbayeva (former President of the Kyrgyz Republic), Kersti Kaljulaid (former president of Estonia), Marie Robinson (first female president of Ireland), Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberga (first elected female President of Latvia), Maria Lourdes Pintasilgo (first female Prime Minister of Portugal), Simone Veil (first female elected as President of the European Parliament), Roberta Metsola (current President of the European Parliament from Malta), and Ursula Von Der Leyen (President of the European Commission from Germany).
The exhibition held in Geneva yesterday featured the contributions of young activists who pursue these ideals in their own countries, as well as women who are leading the multilateral process through senior positions in the UN or other international organisations.
Separately, Bahrain’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Jamal Fares Al Ruwaie took part in a high-level debate of the Security Council on women, peace and security – held to mark International Women’s Day.
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