REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS OF THE GCC STATES Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 30-31 October 2007 Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union

	The Inter-Parliamentary Union, in cooperation with the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates, is organizing a regional conference of women parliamentarians and women in decision-making positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council States. The conference is entitled "Women making a difference in parliament" and will be held in Abu Dhabi on 30 and 31 October 2007. This conference is the second of a series of regional events organized by the IPU aimed at providing a forum for women parliamentarians and women political decision makers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. It will examine the role and input of women legislators and the mechanisms to promote women’s access to parliament. It will also provide a space for exchange on the best practices on mainstreaming gender in parliament. The first conference was held, in Manama in July 2006, at the invitation of the Shura Council of Bahrain.

DOCUMENTS OF THE CONFERENCE
All practical and substantive documents related to the conference are available in English and some of them also in Arabic, which is the only working language for this particular event.
	Report of the 2nd Regional Conference GCC
	Invitation to the Regional Conference [PDF]
	Registration form [PDF] [Word]
	General Information [PDF]
	Programme [PDF]
	Information note and Provisional Program (in Arabic) [PDF]
RELATED SITES AND DOCUMENTS
	Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates
	Women in politics
	Women in National Parliaments
	Women in politics: Bibliographic database
	PARLINE: Bodies dealing with the status of women and gender equality
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