International Women’s Day, Statement of Hon. Maryam Bin Theneya (UAE)
President of the PAM Women Forum Dubai, 8 March 2025 Honorable Colleagues, Distinguished Partners, Dear Friends, It is an honor and pleasure to address this message to your attention on the recurrence of International Women’s Day, in my capacity as the newly elected President of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum. 2025 marks the 30th anniversary […]
International Women’s Day Statement of Hon. Maryam Bin Theneya (UAE)
President of the PAM Women Forum Dubai, 8 March 2025 Honorable Colleagues, Distinguished Partners, Dear Friends, It is an honor and pleasure to address this message to your attention on the recurrence of International Women’s Day, in my capacity as the newly elected President of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum. 2025 marks the 30th anniversary […]
Handover of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum Presidency
21 February 2025, Rome, Italy – On the second day of the PAM 19th Plenary Session, following the meeting of the 1st Standing Committee on Political and Security-Related Cooperation, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) convened for the handover ceremony of the Presidency of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum (WPF). During the ceremony, Hon. […]
PAM WPF contributes to the Women Political Leaders High-Level Convenings during the 79th Session of the UNGA in New York
22-26 September 2024, New York – A delegation of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum (WPF) actively participated and contributed to the high-level convenings of Women Political Leaders (WPL), held during the week of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The delegation was composed by Hon. Joana Lima (Portugal), President of […]
PAM WPF Expanded Advisory Board Meets in Marrakesh Advancing Strategic Priorities for 2024-2026
11-12 July 2024, Marrakesh, Morocco – The Expanded Advisory Board Meeting of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum (WPF) took place in Marrakesh, back-to-back with the II edition of the PAM Economic Parliamentary Forum for the Euro-Mediterranean Region and Gulf, generously hosted by the House of Councillors of the Kingdom of Morocco. The meeting was opened […]
PAM contributes to the UN Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians in Doha
26 – 27 June 2024, Doha, State of Qatar – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) participated in the Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) – Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism, with the support of the Shura Council of the State […]
Global Gender Gap 2024: It will take 134 years to reach full parity
It has been 18 years since when the Global Gender Gap Report, released annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF), has been assessing the current state and evolution of gender parity worldwide. The four dimensions taken into consideration to make this evaluation are: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. […]
PAM participates in the 67th Commission on the Status of Women in New York
10 March 2023, New York Hon. Joana Lima (Portugal), President of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum (PAM/WPF), is representing the Assembly at the 67th Commission on the Status of Women, organized by UN Women, taking place at the UNHQ in New York, until the 17 March. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is […]
PAM WPF focuses on “Gender Equality in Euro Mediterranean and Gulf countries: perspectives in a post pandemic era”.
5 July Lisbon – The second day of PAM Women Parliamentary Forum opened with a session on “Gender Equality in Euro Mediterranean and Gulf countries: perspectives in a post pandemic era”. Hon. Pedro Roque, Portugal, PAM Vice-President, and President Emeritus chaired the debate. He recalled the crucial role played by women during the Covid-19 both […]
The inauguration of the PAM “Women Parliamentary Forum” in Lisbon
4 July 2022, Lisbon – The PAM Women Parliamentary Forum (WPF)’s inaugural session is taking place in Lisbon. The first day was dedicated to the establishment of the structure of the Forum with the presentation of its Terms of Reference and its designated Presidency team, as well as to the issue of women refugees in […]
Inaugural Session of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum
Inaugural Session of the PAM Women Parliamentary Forum Portuguese Parliament
PAM President at the Arab Women Parliamentary Forum: “Nothing will stop PAM from honoring its pledge to advocate for a fairer society”
On 11 October 2021, responding to the invitation of the Arab Parliament session of the diploma course of the Arab Women Parliamentary forum, PAM participated in a webinar of the Applied Diploma to Empower Arab Women MPs. This diploma is comprised of a series of lectures by international experts and stakeholders. Talking to women MPs […]