Marsudi opt to strengtheni regional network of women negotiators 25th December 2020
Veiled policewomen stationed on Jalan Ridwan Rais during a peaceful demonstration on November 4, 2016 in Jakarta. (ANTARA FOTO/Rosa Panggabean)
Women should be given the same opportunity to contribute to the peace process Jakarta (ANTARA) - Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has said she supports the strengthening of SEANWPNM, a network of women negotiators and mediators in Southeast Asia, and actively involving more women in peace negotiations in the region.
Marsudi conveyed her support to six representatives from the Southeast Asian Network of Women Peace Negotiators and Mediators (SEANWPNM) during a virtual meeting on Wednesday (December 23, 2020), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed in a written statement received in Jakarta on Thursday.
At the dawn of a new year, I extend cordial greetings to Heads of State and Government, leaders of International Organizations, spiritual leaders and followers of the different religions, and to men and women of good will. To all I offer my best wishes that the coming year will enable humanity to advance on the path of fraternity, justice and peace between individuals, communities, peoples and nations.
The year 2020 was marked by the massive Covid-19 health crisis, which became a global phenomenon cutting across boundaries, aggravating deeply interrelated crises like those of the climate, food, the economy and migration, and causing great suffering and hardship. I think especially of all those who lost family members or loved ones, and all who lost their jobs. I think too of physicians and nurses, pharmacists, researchers, volunteers, chaplains and the personnel of hospitals and healthcare centres. They have made, and are continuing to make, great sacrifices to be present to the s
SVG observes Human Rights Day
A member of the SVG Human Rights Association (left) engage the public on issues related to human rights.
‘Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights’ was the theme under which St. Vincent and the Grenadines joined the rest of the world, in commemorating Human Rights Day 2020.
The theme was in sync with the COVID-19 pandemic and focused on creating equal opportunities for everyone to address the failures and disappointments due to the virus.
It also climaxed the United Nation s ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence’.
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Human Rights Association Samantha Robertson said her team took the opportunity to join with Marion House, in staging a motorcade FROM the counselling facility at Sally Spring, to capital Kingstown and back.
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