NEW YORK – The Sultanate of Oman is participating in the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), held in New York during the period from March 10 to 21, 2025. The session focuses on reviewing and appraising the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Oman’s delegation in the session is headed by Dr Laila Ahmed Al Najjar, Minister of Social Development.
During the CSW69 a side event was held under the title “Women and Technology: Inspiring Stories in the GCC Countries”. During this event the Minister of Social Development delivered Oman’s speech.
In her Speech, Al Najjar affirmed that the Sultanate of Oman has been keen on raising the efficiency of the infrastructure in educational and vocational institutions, by developing facilities and allocating digital laboratories suitable for all technological requirements. She also emphasised the importance of aligning specializations with the requirements of the labour market, and providing economic sectors with qualified and trained national cadres in various advanced scientific and technological fields.
The Minister of Social Development pointed out that statistics indicate an increase in female enrollment rates in the field of “science and technology” for the academic year 2024/2025. Al Najjar added that the Sultanate of Oman is keen to provide an attractive environment to support scientific innovations for Omani women, which contributes to enhancing their position and achieving many accomplishments at the regional and international levels.
Moreover, during the CSW69 the Minister of Social Development, head of Oman’s delegation in the high-level interactive dialogue with regional committees, delivered Oman’s speech on “Muscat Declaration on Progress in Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in the Arab Region after Thirty Years.” During this speech, the Minister of Social Development stressed that the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action present several strategic options and paths to advance the status of women and girls, enhance their rights and empower them.
The Minister condemned the continued Israeli aggression on the occupied Palestinian territories, and the unprecedented violations of international law and international humanitarian law. These violations include war crimes, crimes against humanity, including torture and genocide. She also stressed the need to respect international resolutions related to the Palestinian situation and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the illegal status of the occupation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Al Najjar also condemned the systematic violence against civilians in Sudan, especially women and girls who are subjected to serious violations that include multiple forms of violence. She added that crises, conflicts and wars that some countries in the region are suffering from also affect neighboring countries and the rest of the region. In such situations, women suffer from forced displacement and migration, as well as deprivation of basic services, including health, education and security.
(Source: ONA)
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