The Minister of Women's Affairs, Ms. Mona Al-Khalili and the Minister of Social Development, Dr. Samah Abu Aoun and UN-Women Special Representative for Palestine Ms. Maries Guimond, are signing the final phase budget for “Hayat” program for the protection and support of women, funded by the Canadian Government, and implemented by UN-Women, the United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs and the United Nations Office for Human Settlements.

Al-Khalili noted that the Ministry of Women's Affairs, as Chair of the Program Steering Committee, had adapted the program to fit into the response and relief plans under the aggression and war of genocide against our people, by working with partners to monitor all violations, develop policies to meet humanitarian needs, alleviate aggression and enhance the resilience of women. 

Noting that The Ministry will also lead efforts to highlight women's realities and needs across state and international platforms.

She added that efforts will be intensified in cooperation with local and international partners, to protect women from all forms of violence, provide them with care and empowerment, especially in the very complex and difficult circumstances of Palestine as a result of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip and the daily and systematic aggression against the West Bank and Jerusalem.

last, she stressed that women faced significant challenges at all levels, so the Ministry was keen to develop cooperation tools with strategic partners to produce new programs aimed at protecting, caring for and supporting women psychologically and socially, and that the current phase required greater efforts to strengthen women's resilience and mitigate the effects of daily suffering.