Ms. Muna Al-Khalili, the Minister of Women’s Affairs met in her office in Ramallah with the Ms. Intisar Al-Wazir, the head of the General Union of Palestinian Women and members of the General Secretariat, to strengthen partnerships and unify efforts on all issues that advance the realities of Palestinian women.

Al-Khalili also discussed a number of issues that require policy action including legal and human rights issues. As well, the Ministry's role in strengthening and developing partnerships with Palestinian and international women's institutions and expanding the framework with international networks and organizations, in addition to strengthening the role of the General Women's Union in various international commissions.

In turn, Al-Wazir stressed on the need to bring various issues to the Cabinet table through the Ministry of Women's Affairs and to resume work on all cases that had been postponed as a result of the current political situation and the war on Gaza. 

Then, Mr. Dawood Al Dee, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Women's Affairs welcomed women leaders of the General Union of Palestinian Women. He said that this union was the main input for the representation of Palestinian women. He added: “The meeting between the Ministry and the union was to serve the Palestinian agenda within the Palestinian context and create a Palestinian society that safeguarded the rights of Palestinian women”.

In context, the members discussed a number of themes including, unifying partnerships for the favor of Palestinian women, emphasizing the Ministry's policy role and expanding partnerships with grass-roots federations, committees, trade unions, in order to come up with an inclusive work for Palestinian women.