Pakistan's Fiza Farhan named as member of UN's high-level panel on women
Fiza is the Chief Executive Officer of Buksh Foundation and Director of Buksh Energy Pvt Ltd.
(Dunya News) - Pakistani entrepreneur Fiza Farhan on Monday has been appointed as member of the first ever High-Level Panel of the UN Secretary-General on Women’s Economic Empowerment.
The announcement was made in a press release issued by the organization.
The press release stated that the panel’s establishment was announced in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As a member of the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Fiza will join leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, UN Women and a diverse range of eminent gender and equality actors, economics experts, academics, trade union leaders, business and government representatives from across the world.
Fiza is the Chief Executive Officer of Buksh Foundation and Director of Buksh Energy Pvt Ltd. She holds honoree titles of Co-Chairperson Italian Development Chamber of Commerce in Pakistan, Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council and has received multiple honours over the years including the 2016 Influential Leader Award by AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and the 2016 Women’s Entrepreneur’s Achievement Award amongst others. Fiza was also part of the “30under30” list by Forbes magazine for Social Entrepreneurs in 2015.
The press release also shared Fiza’s views on her appointment.
“It is indeed an honour for me to represent Pakistan and the women of Pakistan on this prestigious High-Level Panel. Gender equality, economic justice and the socio-economic empowerment of women are critical for us to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is time that we engage global leadership and galvanize political will to scale actions with measurable impact towards women’s economic empowerment,” she said.
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