H.E. Rym Abdulla Al Falasy

Appointed by a federal decree issued by the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in July 2013, Her Excellency Rym Abdulla Al Falasy serves as the Secretary General of The Supreme Council for Motherhood & Childhood. She is also a Board Member of the UAE Gender Balance Council, Member of the United Nations' High-Level Advisory Group for "Every Woman Every Child" for 2016 – 2018, Member of the Faculty of Education’s Advisory Board and Member of the Higher Committee of the Fifth International Conference of the Faculty of Education at UAE University, Member of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority Board of Trustees. Additionally, Her Excellency is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Center for Maternal and Child Research, member of the higher committee of Fatima bint Mubarak Forum and Motherhood & Childhood Award. Member of the jury committee for the Quality Mark Initiative for a supportive work environment for parents in the first cycle of the initiative. Al Falasy strives to achieve the Council’s driving objectives which includes promoting the participation and empowerment of motherhood and childhood, and ensuring support is granted for all mothers and children in all sectors. Her efforts are devoted in achieving a safe and nurturing environment for mothers and children through policy development, suggesting amendments in legislation, overseeing and evaluating development plans, encouraging research and spreading awareness to achieve sustainability in the sector. She worked on formulating an advisory council for children, which consists of nine children, each child represents the children in the emirate. She personally oversees the work of the children advisory council, the most important of which is the launch of the Emirati Children’s Parliament which embodies the right of child participation. In line with the full commitment of the UAE government to support the rights of the child as stipulated in (Wadeema) Law and adherence to the guiding principles of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child: “The right of the children to express their views in all matters relating to the child and to take them into consideration.”