Morocco’s Lower House Delegation Participates in Women Parliamentarians Global Conference

A delegation from the House of Representatives is taking part on June 26-27 in Doha,  in the Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians, themed “The Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Development, Implementation, and Oversight of Counter-Terrorism and Prevention of Violent Extremism Legislation, Policies, and Strategies.”  The delegation, made up of Nadia Touhami and Nadia Bouzandoufa, respectively Deputy Speaker and Secretary of the House of Representatives, will hold bilateral talks with the delegations taking part in this Conference, with a view to strengthening cooperation, bringing points of view closer together and giving fresh impetus to relations between the Chamber of Representatives and the legislative institutions of the said delegations, according to the Lower House. The Conference agenda includes several sessions focusing on “the role of parliamentarians in the fight against terrorism and the prevention and countering of violent extremism,” “gender mainstreaming in the fight against terrorism and the prevention and countering of violent extremism” and “women’s participation and leadership in the fight against terrorism and the prevention and countering of violent extremism”, the same source added in a press release.  Organized in cooperation between the Shura Council of Qatar and the UN Counter-Terrorism Office in Doha, the conference will produce important conclusions and recommendations concerning the role that women parliamentarians can play in the fight against terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism.