Conference of the Lebanese Council for Women entitled: “Human security: freedom from fear and need”

The Lebanese Council for Women convened yesterday its conference entitled “Human security: freedom from fear and need” under the auspices of former PM, Negib Mikati, and with the participation of several key social and political figures.
In her opening address, the president of the Council, Ms. Jamal Ghabril, spoke about politicians who are fully aware of global state interests but who nevertheless lead their people to carry out futile religious, sectarian and confessional wars for which they pay the price.  She added that women have paid the price of the collapse of the global economic and security system in terms of unemployment, poverty, death and insecurity.
May Mikati spoke on behalf of former PM Mikati and emphasized that the only solution for Lebanon is via an electoral law based on proportional representation and  which will ensure the proper representation of women at all levels in Lebanon society.
The chair of the directorate of women, family and childhood at the League of Arab States shared that the LAS has just launched the Women and Security strategy (http://wfclas.org/ar/Pages/Page/176 )and is now working on an optional plan to ensure that all members of the League of Arab States will bear the responsibility of protecting women during conflict and unrest.  
For her part, the president of the International Council for Women noted that any country cannot advance unless women are active and represented.  She also saluted the resilience of Lebanese women during the war and compared them to a role model who could make change happen together with men.
Source: Al-Diyar 25 February 2014