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Salva Kiir addresses Sudanese Women National Conference in Juba today |
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
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The First Vice- President of the Republic and the President of the government of southern
Sudan , Salva Kiir Mayardit, opened today in
Juba a national conference for Sudanese Women in Politics.The four-day conference organized by the United Nations Development Program, will discuss the empowerment and promotion of women’s participation in politics, and the Sudanese Women Movement, in addition to Women’s Mobilization strategy on the upcoming 2008 elections ,and the 2011 referendum in the context of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The conference also discusses Women’s role in the public service, education,and political parties, in addition to the role in eradicating literacy and poverty in
Sudan . The conference will also be attended by the First Lady of south Sudan,the First Lady of
South Africa , government officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
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