Qatar to continue efforts with global partners to protect rights of women, children in conflict situation: Minister of Social Development and Family
The Peninsula
Geneva: Minister of Social Development and Family HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad has affirmed the State of Qatar s keenness on continuous coo...
Geneva: Minister of Social Development and Family HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad has affirmed the State of Qatar's keenness on continuous cooperation with international partners to enhance the protection of the rights of women and children in conflict situation, and to ensure their effective participation in rebuilding societies after these conflicts.
This came in the speech of HE the Minister of Social Development and Family, who represented the State of Qatar, at the high-level side event held under the title "Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of Women and Children in conflict and post-conflict situations", within the work of the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva.
In her speech, HE the Minister of Social Development and Family underscored the importance of this event, which seeks to mobilize efforts for joint action to promote and protect the human rights of women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations.
HE the Minister of Social Development and Family drew attention to the urgent humanitarian challenges facing the world today, and in this regard touched on the painful reality experienced by families in conflict zones, noting that thousands of children, women, the elderly and people with disabilities have lost their basic rights to security, dignity and peace.
