The H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, GWU, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, FDF and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, has called for further deepening the relations of mutual strategic cooperation, especially in the field of women's economic empowerment, by launching joint investment projects and implementing advanced projects to develop human resources, support women's capabilities, provide technical and practical training opportunities for women, and to create support for small and medium businesses on both sides to extend their productivity into foreign markets.

On the occasion of the opening of the Arab-Chinese Women's Forum at Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak and under the theme, "Women's Economic Empowerment" H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak made the keynote address at the opening session.
It is the first official women’s forum between the governments of the UAE and China, and it was attended by senior diplomats, officials, female entrepreneurs and businesswomen from both countries. QMS Engineers represented by its Managing Director was there also in line with its strong believe in women's economic empowerment.
A video message from Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general of the United Nations, thanked the UAE and Sheikha Fatima for playing a significant role in empowering women, not just in the Arab region but across the world.
Other speakers highlighted how women from both the UAE and China have worked hard and succeeded in achieving empowerment for women.