WEB CHUTNEY

Pakistani entrepreneur Fiza Farhan has been appointed a Member of the first ever High-Level Panel of the UN Secretary-General on Women’s Economic Empowerment, according to a UN press release.

Fiza is CEO of Buksh Foundation and director of Buksh Energy. She was also part of the ’30 under 30′ list by Forbes magazine for Social Entrepreneurs in 2015.

The panel’s main task is to make policy recommendations for governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders to “improve economic outcomes for women and promote women’s leadership in driving sustainable and inclusive, environmentally sensitive economic growth”.