The Center of Strategic Studies to Support Women and Children has participated in the Baghdad Religion Forum Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women 25 - 27 August, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.
And it is Held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Iraq, in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and the Supreme Council for Women's Affairs in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and organized by Iraq's Women Network and Iraqi Amal Association, with the support of the Iraq help mission (UNAMI), the Body of the United Nations for Women in Iraq, Dutch Embassy, International Women's League for Peace and Freedom, and with the participation of 7 Arab countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Bahrain).
Where Dr. Anjila Sultan AL-Maamari (the president of the centre) worksheet about "the vision of the civil community organizations for the effectiveness of the national mechanism related to women in Yemen", where the Forum concentrated over three days on "the exchange the experiences between the actor's parties about the role of the miscellaneous institutional mechanisms in the Arab area", concentrated on its tasks and powers, it's organizational structure, management of human and financial resources, and its achievements in improving women's situations in all fields. And its joint work with Civil Community organizations in a sketch and implements the national policies and plans specific to women. As in-depth discussions took place to mobilize joint national efforts to establish a national independent body to empower women in Iraq and the importance of institutional mechanisms and their effectiveness to reduce the challenges which hinder women's rights movement in the Arab area especially during and after conflicts to face the Israeli occupation, terrorism and extremism, religious extremism, masculinity mentality, customs and traditions, corruption, policies of exclusion and marginalization of qualified and effectiveness women in decision-making positions.
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