The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced today the launch of the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Middle East Chapter.

The Chapter was announced at COP28 by Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Dominique Mouillot, President of WiN Global, and Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director-General of World Nuclear Association, as well as leaders from the wider nuclear energy industry.

Egypt was the first country in the region to join the WiN Middle East Chapter, which is open for other regional countries to be a part of.