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Report of the Third regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the GCC states
The Third Annual Conference of Women Parliamentarians and Women in Political Decision-Making Positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States took place in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on 21 and 22 December 2008. Women members of parliament and women in politics from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen met to discuss partnership with the media and women’s associations This publication, available only in Arabic, is the final
report of the Conference. It contains the experts' contributions, results of the debates, the summary and recommendations of the Conference as well as interviews with the participants.
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