Qatar Participates in Ministerial Conference on Promoting Women's Roles in Post-conflict Societies
Cairo - Information office - November 20
The Ministerial Conference on Promoting Women's Roles in Post-conflict Societies in the region, organized by the General Secretariat of the Arab League in cooperation with the European Union and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), kicked off here today.
The State of Qatar participates in the conference with a delegation headed by HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the Arab League Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Sahlawi.
Participants in the conference will share the lessons learned from different countries when it comes to planning for post-conflict reconstruction while taking into consideration gender equality.
The conference aims to come up with specific recommendations through the exchange of experiences, lessons learned and best practices at the national, regional and international levels.
In a statement released by the Arab League, Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League for Social Affairs Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazala underlined the importance of the two-day meeting to achieve a more involvement of women in post-conflict communities.
The European union is funding the joint project "Strengthening the capability in the Arab League Secretariat and its Member States to provide early warning and effective responses to impending regional crises, conflicts, and post-conflict situations, "under which this conference is organized, she pointed out.