International Activities

The First Lady has always been actively involved in regional and international activities. In 1985, she headed the Egyptian delegation in the United Nations World Conference in Nairobi for reviewing and appraising the achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace. In 1986, she was the honorary chairperson of the International Symposium on Children’s Books held in Cairo and headed the Egyptian delegation in the Arab Regional Meeting held in Amman, Jordan on the establishment of the Arab Council for Children and Development.

In 1987, she participated as a keynote speaker in the conference held in Italy on the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. Also in 1988, she was a keynote speaker in a conference held in Alexandria on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. On the same year, she was a keynote speaker in the 23^rd Congress of the International Publishers Association held in London. In 1989, she was a keynote speaker in a symposium held in Cairo on Women and Social Development: Past, Present and Future, organized by the American National Council of Negro Women, and in the World Conference on Studying Climate Change held in Cairo.

In 1990, she was a keynote speaker in three major conferences; namely, the United Nations World Summit for Children held in New York, the International Committee Meeting for the Revival of the Alexandria Library held in Aswan, and the International Conference of the Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) held in Virginia. In 1992, she attended the Summit on Economic Advancement of Rural Women held in Geneva. In 1993, she was a keynote speaker in two events: Africa First Ladies Seminar which was held in Cairo on the Status of Women and Children in Africa, and Second Session of the Special High Level Council in the United Nations held in New York.

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