Women’s peace conference today

Islamabad

A `National Women Peace Conference’ would be held here today (Thursday) to highlight role of women in managing situation of terrorism and resolving conflict as powerful actors, at a local hotel, at 11:30. a.m.

The peace conference, titled `Women moderating extremism: Experience Sharing’, is being organized by Paiman Alumni Trust in collaboration with UN-Women.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on sector, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, would be chief guest at the inaugural session of the conference while Faisal Karim Kundi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly would preside over the session.

A representative of Paiman Trust told APP here on Wednesday that the moot would help spotlight, amplify and promote the work of women’s rights activists, and researchers for addressing the root causes of violent extremism.

He said the conference is aimed to advocate for the importance of women’s role in creating a culture of social cohesion and peace.

It would also focus to ensure gender inequality, mainstreaming gender in disaster relief policies and programs in a way that strengthens and expands the process of non violence, peace, justice and equality.

He stated that this mission will be accomplished through three main strategies, shaping the conversation, spotlighting and recognition of women role in moderating extremism.

The Trust representative said women are the worst affected of all crisis and disaster and particularly of extremism but have always been ignored in the post crisis/disaster rehabilitation, reintegration, peace building planning, programs and projects. He said preventing conflict, negotiating peace, and governing effectively, key ingredients to reducing extremism and crisis, cannot be successful in the long-term without women’s participation.

The Trust official informed that their researches observed that when women are involved, they play vital roles in averting violence, resolving conflict, and helping rebuild their societies.

The conference would bring forth the experience of individuals and groups addressing and handling the menace of extremism, the he said.

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