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The role of parliamentarians in accelerating women’s economic empowerment under SDG 5 in the Arab region - Focus on care policies.
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Summary
10:00 to 13:00 CET (Geneva time)
11:00 to 14:00 EET (Beirut time)
The meeting will provide an opportunity for parliamentarians from Arab countries to exchange on the role of parliaments in empowering women through policies that enhance their participation in the labour force, recognize the value of care work and can redistribute its gendered burden across different stakeholders, with the aim to accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 5.
It is organized jointly by the IPU and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with UN-Women and ILO.