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FOURTH REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS
AND WOMEN IN POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING POSITIONS
OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL STATES

Manama (Bahrain), 9-10 December 2009

Parliament of Bahrain
Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the Parliament of Bahrain

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, in cooperation with the Parliament of Bahrain, will be organizing the Fourth Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians and Women in Political Decision-making Positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States.

The conference, entitled "National plans on gender equality: The role of women parliamentarians", will be held in Manama, Bahrain, on 9 and 10 December 2009.

The purpose of the meeting is to identify ways and means of strengthening the input of both parliament and women MPs in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of national strategies and plans of action to promote equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment in the region.

This conference is the fourth in a series of regional events organized by the IPU to support the participation and input of women parliamentarians in the political processes and solidarity in the region. Women parliamentarians and women in political decision-making positions from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen are expected to attend the meeting.

 

CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS
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.
 
Final report [PDF] English, French, Arabic
Provisional programme [PDF] English, Arabic
Information [PDF]
Registration form [PDF]


RELATED SITES AND DOCUMENTS

Third Regional conference for women parliamentarians of the GCC States (Muscat, Oman, 21-22 December 2008)
Report of the Third regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the GCC states
Second Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the GCC States (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 30-31 October 2007)
Report of the Second regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the GCC states
First Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the GCC States (Manama, Bahrain, 4-5 July 2006)
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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