International parliamentarians call for women's participation in combating terrorism, preventing extremism

International parliamentarians called for the importance of working to ensure womens participation in combating terrorism and preventing violent extremism, and identifying the challenges and solutions necessary to increase their parliamentary representation in security and defense committees, in addition to supporting capacity building that women parliamentarians need in policies to combat terrorism and extremism and its legislation.

They said in statements to Qatar News Agency (QNA), on the sidelines of the second day of the Sixth Global Conference for Women Parliamentarians held in Doha, that the conference discussed enhancing the participation of women parliamentarians in formulating and implementing policies and legislation, the importance of exchanging experiences and good practices between female parliamentarians from different countries of the world, and the necessity of promoting awareness and education about the importance of womens role in combating terrorism and preventing extremism.

In this context, HE Secretary-General of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly Dr. Mohammad Reza Majidi, expressed his deep appreciation to the State of Qatar for hosting the UN Counter-Terrorism Office in Doha, and for organizing this conference that discusses the role of women parliamentarians, hoping that this regional and international conference will contribute to Increase the role of women parliamentarians, and make them more effective.

HE Dr. Mohammad said in press statements to QNA that the conference discussions over two days confirmed that the role of parliamentary women will be more active through their participation in such important international conferences, as these conferences contribute to supporting women parliamentarians and building their capabilities, as well as educating people about the roles of parliamentarians and their importance.

He pointed out that parliamentary diplomacy, as complementary diplomacy, has a more active role in international relations at the present time, and in partnership with the UN, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and regional organizations, especially parliamentary ones, would produce a kind of synergy for all societies in many ways, the most important of which is combating Terrorism and preventing extremism, pointing in this regard to the difficult conditions the Gaza Strip is currently witnessing.

For her part, Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nadia Thami stressed the importance of the topics and issues raised by the Sixth Global Conference for Women Parliamentarians, noting the need to focus efforts in combating terrorism and preventing extremism through legal and security approaches, in addition to adopting proactive policies to confront these dangers.

She said in press statements to QNA that the conference discussed, over two days, the profound role played by women parliamentarians in combating terrorism and preventing violent extremism in cooperation with civil society institutions, reviewing in this regard her countrys experience in confronting terrorism and the efforts it is making to eradicate it.

Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives in Morocco indicated that the most prominent outcomes of the conference centered on the difficult humanitarian conditions that Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip suffer from, and what they are constantly exposed to, along with children, the elderly, and others, in terms of massacres, forced displacement, and constant starvation In turn, Officer in Charge (OiC) of the Special Projects and Innovation Branch (SPIB) of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Guadalupe Megre, confirmed that this conference is considered unique, as it is the first conference held for women parliamentarians.

She said in press statements to QNA that the conference touches on various aspects of combating terrorism and preventing violent extremism, as its main outcomes are summarized in working to protect women and children from the dangers of terrorism and extremism, as they are the two most targeted groups.

The head of the Special Projects and Innovation Branch at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism stated that parliamentarians have special talents in mainstreaming and advocating for gender equality, so parliamentarians can contribute significantly to drawing up the strategies, policies and standards necessary to mainstream gender equality and protect women and children from terrorism. And extremism.

In addition, the sessions of the second and final day of the Sixth World Conference of Women Parliamentarians discussed a number of main topics and issues, including: Womens participation and leadership in combating terrorism and preventing violent extremism, and the challenges, gaps and measures necessary to increase parliamentary womens representation in parliamentary defense and security committees, and enhance cooperation, coordination and building partnerships between women parliamentarians and their peers from other parliaments to exchange experiences and best practices related to the conferences topic.