Ambassadors of Spain, Finland visit projects pertaining to gender-inclusive development in Upper Egypt’s Minya – Egypt Today

Ambassadors of Spain, Finland visit projects pertaining to gender-inclusive development in Upper Egypt’s Minya – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 5 December 2022: As part of the awareness activities within the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, Ambassador of Spain in Egypt Alvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez, and Ambassador of Finland in Egypt Pekka Kosonen, and representatives from the European Union and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) visited projects in Minya to highlight the impacts of gender-inclusive development initiatives in Upper Egypt.

This visit is part of the Team Europe campaign, #TeamEurope4Women&Girls, which is the first to be based on a Team Europe approach to send a strong message of European partnership and global solidarity with all women who face any form of gender-based violence.

"Spain's foreign policy puts gender as a key cornerstone that permeates every aspect of our foreign policy. We are committed to integrating gender, economic and environment national priorities to achieve gender-inclusive development,” Spain's ambassador said.

“It was truly inspiring to listen to the stories of women today and witness the diversity of projects that target several sectors, including agriculture and the environment. Ending gender-based violence requires coordinated and integrated efforts that achieve economic and social development outcomes. Finland is committed to supporting Egypt’s climate change priorities, and in integrating gender with the climate change