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Lebanon committed to agenda on women, peace and security
29-10-2018
The head of Lebanon’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Amal Mdalalli, on Saturday said her country is witnessing a more active participation of women at all levels of governance and in leadership positions. Mdalalli, who was speaking during a UN open discussion on ‘women, peace and security’, explained that the security sector is seeing a qualitative leap in this direction, especially with the Lebanese Army’s reliance on a strategy aimed to ensure gender equality. Lebanon remains strongly committed to a comprehensive approach to the above, pointing out that during last May’s parliamentary elections, despite the modest outcome of winning females (only six lawmakers), there has been a record number of women nominees. Women, she stated, are active in the political dynamics and in the nation’s future on par with their male peers. The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), on a mandate from the government, has held six consultation sessions between April and July 2018 that were translated into the first national action plan related to the UN Resolution 1325, Mdalalli said, which is expected to be approved by the upcoming government. However, in Lebanon, like other parts of the world, there remain loopholes and gaps that hinder the full achievement of the agenda on women, peace and security, Mdalalli said, calling for addressing such gaps through a comprehensive legal approach to this effect. (Al Mustaqbal, October 29, 2018)
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