Bernama Plays Crucial Role In Promoting Women Empowerment Agenda - WEF ASEAN President

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) has played a crucial role in promoting development agendas and empowering women across more than 100 women-related sectors worldwide.

President of Women Economic Forum (WEF) ASEAN 2025, Dr Hartini Osman, said Bernama’s function as Malaysia’s sole official news agency was instrumental in covering the WEF ASEAN 2025 held last June, which helped the forum achieve 27 resolutions aimed at advancing women’s aspirations both regionally and globally.

“We received strong support from Bernama at WEF ASEAN 2025, as it helped promote us on its platforms by interviewing the participants, leaders, and panellists from 32 countries.

“Over the three-day forum, we successfully adopted 27 resolutions, focusing on women empowerment, education, information technology, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, motivation, and more, all extensively covered by Bernama,” she said after leading the WEF ASEAN 2025 Committee to pay a courtesy call on Bernama chief executive officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin at Wisma Bernama here today.

Also present were the Bernama acting deputy-in-chief (News Service), Mohd Shukri Ishak, and the top management lineup.

Looking ahead, Dr Hartini revealed plans for the WEF Global Meet next year and expressed hope that Bernama will continue to be a media partner for the event.

“We anticipate many participants and panellists from around the world. Currently, we have 250,000 members globally and aim to reach one million this year. For the Global Meet, we hope to strengthen our collaboration with Bernama,” she said.

Meanwhile, Nur-ul Afida, in her remarks, highlighted WEF’s important role in raising the voices of women across diverse fields internationally, seeing it as an opportunity for Bernama to share these initiatives with the public.

“As Malaysia’s sole news agency, Bernama consistently supports and collaborates with various organisations. WEF’s focus on empowering women in science, communication, and other areas provides us a valuable chance to disseminate this information through our newswire, TV, radio, and digital platforms,” she said.

Nur-ul Afida also emphasised Bernama’s significant responsibility in bringing the voices of Malaysian women to the international stage.

During the courtesy call, Dr Hartini also presented Nur-ul Afida with the ‘Women of the Decade’ Award and certificate in recognition of her leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing the media industry.

-- BERNAMA