{"id":46260,"date":"2021-03-10T10:38:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T10:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am?p=46260"},"modified":"2021-03-11T06:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T06:48:31","slug":"osce-pa-women-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am\/en\/osce-pa-women-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCE parliamentarians celebrate women in leadership on International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marking the 110th International Women\u2019s Day, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly leaders today celebrated the efforts of women and girls around the world in building a future that ensures equal rights for all. The parliamentarians noted that women play an essential role in in peace building and conflict prevention in the OSCE area, and have been instrumental in promoting recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. To realize true peace and prosperity, societies must continue to work toward full equality between the genders, they said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThroughout the OSCE area, women have been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said OSCE PA President Peter Lord Bowness. \u201cThis has not only further underlined the disproportionate burden that women carry in our societies, but it has also highlighted how female leadership can make a real difference. As we progress towards recovery, it is therefore essential that we continue to empower women for the greater benefit of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Several OSCE PA women leaders issued video statements to mark the occasion, including Special Representative on Gender Issues Hedy Fry (Canada), Vice-President and Rapporteur of the human rights committee Kari Henriksen (Norway), economic and environmental committee Rapporteur Elona Gjebrea Hoxha, and Special Representative on Eastern Europe Daniela De Ridder. (The videos are available on the OSCE PA\u2019s YouTube<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> pages.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s celebrate women leaders in peace building and conflict prevention efforts in the OSCE region and beyond,\u201d said Special Representative Fry. \u201cWith women\u2019s participation, peace efforts are more successful, yet women accounted for only 3 per cent of mediators, 4 per cent of signatories, and 13 per cent of negotiators from 1992 to 2018. Women should be equal participants, and all women \u2013 of different ages, ethnicities, and citizenship status \u2013 should be included.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In an address to the OSCE PA\u2019s 20th Winter Meeting on 25 February<\/a>, Fry applauded the fact that the OSCE has moved closer to gender equality with many of its leadership roles now filled by women. Helga Schmid, she noted, is the OSCE\u2019s new Secretary General, and the first woman to hold this post. In addition, Teresa Ribeiro is the new Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Ann Linde, Sweden\u2019s Foreign Minister, is the new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.<\/p>\n

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The theme for International Women\u2019s Day 2021 is \u201cWomen in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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