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High-level women’s parliamentary roundtable to advance gender equality in politics underway
SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA - A roundtable aimed at strengthening the leadership and decision-making capacities of women parliamentarians in Namibia officially opened on Tuesday in the Namibian coastal town of Swakopmund.
The three-day event, themed “Women in Politics and Decision-Making Roles as Members of the National Assembly,” brings together female Members of the National Assembly for peer learning, mentorship, and strategic planning on gender-responsive governance.
Notable among the delegates is the Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Hon. Sanet Steenkamp, the Minister Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC), the Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, cabinet ministers and members of parliament.