The AIPA Secretary General, along with the Chair of Women Parliamentarians of AIPA (WAIPA) from Lao PDR, and three other women parliamentarians from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, attended the Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians in Doha, State of Qatar, from June 26-27, 2024. Under the theme “The Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Development, Implementation, and Oversight of Counter-Terrorism and Prevention of Violent Extremism Legislation, Policies, and Strategies,” this two-day conference aimed to promote equal and meaningful participation of women parliamentarians at all stages of developing national laws and policies related to Countering Terrorism, Prevention and Countering Violent Extremism (CT/PCVE).
The conference also sought to enhance the role of parliamentarians in the development, implementation, and oversight of gender-sensitive and gender-responsive CT/PCVE legislation, policies, and strategies.
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