As previously reported, the 4th Eurasian Women’s Forum was held in Saint Petersburg.

It was attended by chairpersons of parliaments and heads of government, over 1,500 delegates from 126 countries, and representatives of over 20 international organizations, including those from various fields such as business, science, education, and healthcare.

Member of the Senate of Uzbekistan Manzura Salimova, who took part in the forum, shared her thoughts on the prestigious conference:

– The Eurasian Women’s Forum was held on “Women for Strengthening Trust and Global Cooperation”.

The results achieved in this area were reviewed, and initiatives to more effectively ensure women’s interests were proposed.

The Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva addressed the opening ceremony of the plenary session and noted that in Uzbekistan, the issues of ensuring the interests of women have been raised to the level of state policy, focusing on the implemented comprehensive program to expand the participation of women in all spheres of life.

In particular, it was emphasized that over the past seven years, the number of women leaders in the country has increased from 27 to 35 percent and in parliamentary activities to 32 percent, which is in line with UN recommendations.

In addition, the reforms carried out and the outstanding achievements of the country in ensuring gender equality this year have been highly praised at the international level, as indicated in the World Bank report “Women, Business and the Law”, Uzbekistan is a model for other countries.

As part of the forum, we participated in the thematic session “Trends in Longevity Medicine” and presented information on the measures taken to improve maternal and child health in our country.

The participants’ attention was drawn to the work on ensuring and protecting the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of children and women in Uzbekistan. 

The participants put forward an initiative to expand cooperation in introducing high technologies in reproductive and children’s health, assisted reproductive technologies, molecular genetics, and non-invasive prenatal screening methods. These important areas aroused the interest of the forum participants.

Norgul Abduraimova, UzA