“Women’s participation in peace building” in Zouk Mikael

The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) and the Municipality in Zouk Mikael organized yesterday a seminar entitled: “women’s participation in peace building in Lebanon: dialogue and exchange of expertise in local governance”.  The event was held at the Municipality conference room and is part of the project entitled “strengthening women’s participation in local governance” which is implemented by both organisers with German funding.  This is also part of a series of seminars organized by the NCLW all over Lebanon since November 2017.  These activities aim to highlight the importance of women’s participation in decision making and peace building given its positive impact on local development and stability, as noted by NCLW’s president, Claudine Aoun Roukoz.  According to Roukoz, there is a need to reinvigorate the implementation of resolution 1325 through collaboration at the national, regional and international levels.  She added that a national working group has been created to that effect led by the NCLW and including representatives of various ministries and ministerial departments.  The task entrusted to the working group is to draw a national workplan for implementing 1325 in Lebanon in collaboration with concerned UN bodies and civil society organisations.  For his part, the head of the Zouk Mikael municipal council, Elias Beaino, emphasized the importance of women’s participation in decision making, since, according to him, “women constitute half of society”. (Al Mustakbal, January 17, 2018)

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