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NCLW president supports Palestinian women
13-12-2017
The president of the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) Claudine Aoun Rukuz warned yesterday that Lebanon will continue to fight for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women until their rights are fully respected and equality achieved on par with men. Rukuz who was participating in the 8th Supreme Council of the Arab Women Organization (AWO) held in Cairo drew attention to the alarming conditions of women and girls in Arab states and the suffering of displaced women and children away from home, stressing this issue should be a priority at the level of joint Arab action. “We must work seriously for their peaceful return to the regions where fighting has stopped and to end all conflicts and wars and to establish the rule of law and protect people from terrorism, namely the vulnerable women and children,” Rukuz stated. She also called for supporting women in Jerusalem in particular and Palestinian women in general in their struggle for maintaining Jerusalem’s Arab identity as it can never be the capital of the occupation state of Israel. “Our cry should reach the international community, the humanitarian and feminist bodies, to stand by us in rejecting the US decision and protect Jerusalem,” Rukuz maintained. She concluded by underlining the need to develop the capacities of women in order to fully participate in facing all challenges jeopardizing the stability of our societies and threatening our security, livelihoods and dignity. (Al Diyar, December 12, 2017)
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