The Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is supporting a number of vulnerable communities in the world. AFP
The Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is supporting a number of vulnerable communities in the world. AFP
The Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is supporting a number of vulnerable communities in the world. AFP
The Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is supporting a number of vulnerable communities in the world. AFP

Sheikha Fatima launches website to promote fund for refugee women


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Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, has launched a website to support efforts made to help displaced women.

The Fund for Refugee Women, launched in 2000 in collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent and the UN High Commission for Refugees, aims to provide protection and assistance for refugee women and children worldwide.

The website launched on Thursday and is available in English and Arabic, state news agency Wam reported.

It aims to highlight the fund's vision, mission and values that works towards ensuring that refugee women have access to equal opportunities and resources.

In a speech posted on the website, the wife of UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, said that offering help to others is a duty everyone is capable of.

"With the increasing challenges that people on the planet face, including natural disasters, climate change, wars and conflicts, the numbers of refugees and displaced persons who do not have the minimal living standards are increasing," Sheikha Fatima said.

"Their suffering always urges us to strive to ease their pain, and provide healthcare, food, water and energy."

Sheikha Fatima said the fund aims to be "an effective partner in achieving the development of their resources, supporting the stability of their families and enhancing their role as mothers and educators."

The Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women is assisting in the resettlement of Afghan refugees, particularly women, by introducing sustainable family projects to generate income for those hit by severe poverty.

It also provides financial support for women in Jordan, establishing agricultural and livestock production projects for refugee women from South Sudan in Uganda and helping to address the basic needs of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar camp in Bangladesh.

Other projects include assisting displaced women in Syria following last year's earthquake, providing healthcare services for refugees in Mauritania and helping to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates in communities facing health challenges in Mauritania, Kenya and Mali, in collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent and Etihad Airways.

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The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index

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Mazen Abukhater, principal and actuary at global consultancy Mercer, Middle East, says the company’s Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index - which benchmarks 34 pension schemes across the globe to assess their adequacy, sustainability and integrity - included Saudi Arabia for the first time this year to offer a glimpse into the region.

The index highlighted fundamental issues for all 34 countries, such as a rapid ageing population and a low growth / low interest environment putting pressure on expected returns. It also highlighted the increasing popularity around the world of defined contribution schemes.

“Average life expectancy has been increasing by about three years every 10 years. Someone born in 1947 is expected to live until 85 whereas someone born in 2007 is expected to live to 103,” Mr Abukhater told the Mena Pensions Conference.

“Are our systems equipped to handle these kind of life expectancies in the future? If so many people retire at 60, they are going to be in retirement for 43 years – so we need to adapt our retirement age to our changing life expectancy.”

Saudi Arabia came in the middle of Mercer’s ranking with a score of 58.9. The report said the country's index could be raised by improving the minimum level of support for the poorest aged individuals and increasing the labour force participation rate at older ages as life expectancies rise.

Mr Abukhater said the challenges of an ageing population, increased life expectancy and some individuals relying solely on their government for financial support in their retirement years will put the system under strain.

“To relieve that pressure, governments need to consider whether it is time to switch to a defined contribution scheme so that individuals can supplement their own future with the help of government support,” he said.

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Who inspires you?

I am in awe of the remarkable women in the Arab region, both big and small, pushing boundaries and becoming role models for generations. Emily Nasrallah was a writer, journalist, teacher and women’s rights activist

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