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Washington reaffirms its support for the training of Iraqi women and calls to enact legislation to ensure gender equality
2013/03/08 19:55
Term Press / Baghdad
The United States confirmed on Thursday its support for the training of Iraqi women and make them able to take responsibility in the development of the Iraqi economy and reducing poverty of Iraqi women, called to enact legislation to ensure gender equality in Iraq.
He said the U.S. ambassador in Iraq Stephen Beecroft in a newspaper article, and dished embassy on the media, including the (long-Presse) on the occasion of Eid International Women "The embassy supports training and mentoring of Iraqi women in the economic field so you can raise the standard of living for their families as well as helping the Iraqi economy growth, "noting that" the United States is investing in the education of girls in Iraq so they could avoid a forced early marriage and break the cycle of poverty and develop themselves to become leaders in society. "
Beecroft said that "women in Iraq involved more in extra civil society and the democratic process and we hope we celebrate International Women's Day, which falls today, to put in our account the important contributions of Iraqi women and all women in our communities and around the world."
He pointed the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to be "aware the United States for the benefit of that pervades all societies while enjoying women health and safety because it will be able to contribute to the meeting", he underlined that "this matter is behind the U.S. commitment to U.S. participation Iraqi government and civil society to support efforts to increase awareness of women's issues and advocacy to enact legislation to ensure gender equality and the empowerment of women in Iraq. "
The Iraqi constitution guarantees 25 percent of parliamentary seats for women, while embarked parliament a law similar proportion of women in the provincial councils, but women did not Eetmcunnin yet to grab leadership positions large both in Mhafezathen or across the country, as it did not choose a woman was elected chairman of ministers or Governor or even secretary of the capital since the founding of the Iraqi state, while there were no women significantly from the line-up current that represents where women and one woman minister of the state, and the women did not receiving a never manage and secede Caldakhlah defense or financial, oil or other important ministries.
The organization Human Rights Watch criticized in its twenty-third annual which deals with human rights issues in more than 90 countries and which coincided with the feast of the International Women treated Islamist parties ruling states Arab spring with women's rights, and called on the governments in these countries to respect freedom of expression and " restraint "in dealing with the other, stressed the need to hold all of the" use of violence in dealing with different views. "
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2013/03/08 19:55
Term Press / Baghdad
The United States confirmed on Thursday its support for the training of Iraqi women and make them able to take responsibility in the development of the Iraqi economy and reducing poverty of Iraqi women, called to enact legislation to ensure gender equality in Iraq.
He said the U.S. ambassador in Iraq Stephen Beecroft in a newspaper article, and dished embassy on the media, including the (long-Presse) on the occasion of Eid International Women "The embassy supports training and mentoring of Iraqi women in the economic field so you can raise the standard of living for their families as well as helping the Iraqi economy growth, "noting that" the United States is investing in the education of girls in Iraq so they could avoid a forced early marriage and break the cycle of poverty and develop themselves to become leaders in society. "
Beecroft said that "women in Iraq involved more in extra civil society and the democratic process and we hope we celebrate International Women's Day, which falls today, to put in our account the important contributions of Iraqi women and all women in our communities and around the world."
He pointed the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to be "aware the United States for the benefit of that pervades all societies while enjoying women health and safety because it will be able to contribute to the meeting", he underlined that "this matter is behind the U.S. commitment to U.S. participation Iraqi government and civil society to support efforts to increase awareness of women's issues and advocacy to enact legislation to ensure gender equality and the empowerment of women in Iraq. "
The Iraqi constitution guarantees 25 percent of parliamentary seats for women, while embarked parliament a law similar proportion of women in the provincial councils, but women did not Eetmcunnin yet to grab leadership positions large both in Mhafezathen or across the country, as it did not choose a woman was elected chairman of ministers or Governor or even secretary of the capital since the founding of the Iraqi state, while there were no women significantly from the line-up current that represents where women and one woman minister of the state, and the women did not receiving a never manage and secede Caldakhlah defense or financial, oil or other important ministries.
The organization Human Rights Watch criticized in its twenty-third annual which deals with human rights issues in more than 90 countries and which coincided with the feast of the International Women treated Islamist parties ruling states Arab spring with women's rights, and called on the governments in these countries to respect freedom of expression and " restraint "in dealing with the other, stressed the need to hold all of the" use of violence in dealing with different views. "
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