Her Excellency the Minister of Women's Affairs, Ms. Mona Al-Khalili, hosted at the Ministry's headquarters a delegation from the "Export Program" headed by Mr. Naseem Nour, Director of the Program, and the meeting discussed ways to advance the economic situation of women through creative awareness initiatives. 

Al-Khalili gave the delegation an explanation about the role of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, as it is the government umbrella responsible for supervising the development of policies that take into account women’s issues and achieve justice and equality for women and their empowerment at all levels. She stressed that the government is aware of and consistent with the proposals presented by the Ministry to work on enacting decisions that do justice to women and protect the family, and that its directions are clear and serious towards formulating policies aimed at improving the reality of women. 

In another context, she stressed that developing studies that analyze reality is not enough to solve women’s issues, but must be accompanied by the implementation of plans and strategies. From this standpoint, and based on the Ministry’s legal references and international treaties related to women, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs is making every effort to shed light on the suffering of Palestinian women and the occupation’s violations of their rights in all international forums, as the number of women and children killed by the occupation in the war of extermination in the Gaza Strip cannot be ignored, which constituted 73% so far. She stressed that women are the most affected by the occupation and its repeated aggression against Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and the occupation directly targets them, leading to difficult and dangerous repercussions at all levels of life.  

Mr. Naseem Noor gave an explanation about the work of the export program, which specifically aims to develop the private sector. He pointed out that achievements are linked to the ability to study and resolve crises from the roots, such as the necessity of studying the reasons for the low rates of women’s participation in the workforce, low wages, and the percentage of women’s participation in decision-making positions. He stressed that the vision of the export program is that women are the basis of the solution and must participate in it and lead it. 

Al-Khalili concluded the meeting by emphasizing the Ministry of Women's Affairs' keenness on coordination, cooperation and partnership, and stressed the Ministry's openness to any proposals and ideas that contribute to improving the situation of Palestinian women.