Directory of NWMs in the Arab region

Find all you need to know about NWMs in this directory.

Arab States	National gender machinery	Type of institution	Year of establishment	Decision type	Link
Djibouti	Ministry of Women and Family Affairs	Ministry	2008	Law n°165/AN/12/6ème L	https://famille.gouv.dj/
Comoros	Ministry of Health, Social Cohesion, Solidarity, and Gender Promotion	Ministry	2020	Presidential decree	http://gouvernement.km/index.php?id=24
Yemen	Women's National Committee	Government agency	1996	Presidential decree No. 21 dated October 13, 1997
United Arab Emirates	General Women's Union	Government agency	1975	Decree No. 23 of 1975	https://gwu.ae/
Tunisia	Ministry of Family, Women, Childhood and the Seniors	Ministry	2011	Decree No. 2011-2723 of 27 December 2011 and Decree No. 4064 of 2013 regarding the organization of the ministry	http://www.femmes.gov.tn/ar/الاستقبال/
Syrian Arab Republic	Syrian Commission for Family and Population Affairs	Government agency	2014	Law No. 6 of 2014	http://www.scfa.gov.sy/
Sudan	Ministry of Social Development	Ministry	2019	Presidential decree	https://esudan.gov.sd/department/20
Somalia	Ministry of Women & Human Rights Development	Ministry	2014	Presidential decree	https://mwhrd.gov.so/en/
Saudi Arabia	Family Affairs Council	Government agency	2015	Cabinet decision No. 443 of 10/20/2015	https://fac.gov.sa/web/en.main_page
Qatar	Qatar Foundation for Social Work	Government agency	2013	Emiri decree	http://www.qatarsocial.org/en/
State of Palestine	Ministry of Women's Affairs	Ministry	2003	Presidential decree No. 10 of 2003	https://www.mowa.pna.ps/
Oman	General Directorate for the Advancement of Women in the Ministry of Social Development	Ministry	2001	Royal decree No. 115/97	https://portal.mosd.gov.om/
Morocco	Ministry of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family	Ministry	2012	Royal decree No. 1-07-197	https://social.gov.ma/
Mauritania	Ministry of Social Solidarity, Childhood and Family	Ministry	2018	Decree No. 189-2008	https://www.masef.gov.mr/
Libya	Office of the Minister of State for Women's Affairs	Minister's office	2012	Ministerial decree
Lebanon	National Commission for Lebanese Women	Government agency	1998	Law Nº720 issued on November 5, 1998	https://nclw.gov.lb/en/
Kuwait	Supreme Council for Family Affairs	Government agency	2006	Decree No. 401 of 2006	https://family.gov.kw/
Jordan	Jordanian National Committee for Women's Affairs	Government agency	1992	Royal decree	https://women.jo/en
Iraq	The Supreme Council for Women and Development in the Kurdistan Region	Government agency	2009	Decree	https://gov.krd/english/
Iraq	Office of the Minister for Women’s Affairs	Minister’s office	2005	Law	https://smwa.gov.iq/
Egypt	The National Council for Women	Government Agency	2000	Republican decree No. 30 of 2018	http://www.ncw.gov.eg/
Bahrain	Supreme Council for Women	Government agency	2001	Emiri order No. 55 of 2001	https://www.scw.bh/
Algeria	Ministry of National Solidarity, Family and Women's Issues	Ministry	1962	Executive decree No. 13-134 of 10 April 2013	https://www.msnfcf.gov.dz/