Oct 24, Dubai: Sri Lanka's First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has called the women to take the lead to contribute to sustainable development for the future generation.

Delivering a keynote address at the First Ladies Summit for Sustainable Development held on Tuesday at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, Mrs. Rajapaksa said the women should make a vital contribution to protect energy on behalf of the sustainable development for the posterity.

The First Ladies Summit was organized on the sidelines of the World Energy Forum held at the same venue from October 22-24.

Sri Lanka's First Lady has said that women can discharge a significant service to safeguard the future generation from the energy crisis. She emphasized that all women should unite in this respect. Women and development are two important forces that could not be separated.

She has underscored that women should take the lead in conserving energy for the future generation to make sustainable development a reality.

She has expressed her gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for taking the lead on behalf of the posterity, organizing such meets. Representatives of the World energy Forum, the World Health Organization and the United Nations joined in this meeting.

(Photos by Lalith Welivitigoda)