Oxfam Organize A Seminar To Highlight The Importance Of Women Voters
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published July 12, 2018 | 10:16 PM
Oxfam's pre-election campaign 'Mera Vote, Mera Mustaqbil' aimed at encouraging women in twelve districts in Sindh, KPK and Punjab provinces to exercise their right to vote.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jul, 2018 ) :Oxfam's pre-election campaign 'Mera Vote, Mera Mustaqbil' aimed at encouraging women in twelve districts in Sindh, KPK and Punjab provinces to exercise their right to vote.
The seminar on the title People's Assembly for Creating an Inclusive Democracy was jointly organize by Oxfam, Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation (OAKDF) "Bedari" and Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) here on Thursday.
Women leaders, transgender activists, representatives of religious, minorities and special persons hailing from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) spoke at the event and shared their recommendations for building an inclusive democracy, a press release said.
Speaking at the event, Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson said that the Australian Government has placed gender equality and women's empowerment at the centre of its national and foreign policy and also Australia's development partnerships.
Australia has a long-standing commitment to increase the participation of women in politics, economic development and leadership more broadly. "The Australian Government advocates for inclusive elections, wherever they are held, in which women not only cast their votes, but are also aware of their right to contest election and become future leaders," she said.
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