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"Dr.
Sundus Abass, WLI's Director participation in the
round table organized by the Arab House in Spain,
Madrid"
With an
invitation from the Arab House, WLI's director Dr.
Sundus Abass participated in the round table held in
Madrid under the line "women from Iraq". This event
was part of the Iraqi week organized by the Arab
House in cooperation with the Iraqi embassy in
Spain, on June, 22, 2010.
Conferences
New York Conferences 2010
New york,
March 10.2010
Press
Release
On the
occasion of the 54th session of the CSW
at the United Nations- New York aiming at tracking
progress of conditions of women in the context of
the Beijing platform for Action 15 years after it
was announced in 1995.
The conference
was attended by Ms. Sundus Abbas Women's Leadership
Institute and Ms. Khanum Lateef from Asuda and Ms.
Liza Nissan of Baghdad Women's Association.
From March 3
to 10, 2010, the delegation participated in most of
formal and informal meetings held within the
commission's agenda, where Ms. Sundus Abbas gave a
presentation on the progress made in women's
participation in decision- making positions within
the framework of the integration of the Security
Council resolution 1325\2000 confirming the
importance of addressing the lack of implementation
of the resolution and its integration, as well as
discussed the reasons for the adoption of a national
plan for the integration of the resolution in Iraq.
The delegation
also visited a Safe House Center in New York City on
4 March, and members of the delegation discussed
with the Co- Executive Director, mechanisms for
cooperation, coordination and exchange of
experiences between the institutions involved in
providing protection for women.
As part of
parallel events and in the framework studied the
efforts of women's organizations in South Africa and
Iraq on March 6,2010, Ms. Khanum Lateef of Asuda
presented Asuda's experience of protection of women
in Iraq from violence live testimonies of women
survivors of violence. Ms. Sundus Abbas underlined
the importance of solidarity exists between the
Masimanyane in South Africa and some women's
organization in Iraq.
Entitled
"Challenges facing women under occupation', Ms.
Sundus Abbas gave a presentation on March 7,2010 on
challenges facing Iraqi women in the absence of
security and stability and lack of services as well
as high rates of violence against women, poverty and
illiteracy amongst women in Iraq.
On the
occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, the
delegation visited the Headquarters of the Open
Society institute International in New York, where
they discussed the situation of Iraq women and the
priority needs of women and women's organization in
Iraq.
The delegation
also attended the presentation on March 9,2010by
Iraq's chief of Mission at the United Nations on
women's role in bringing about the change and
participated in the discussion of the submitted
working paper.
At the end of
the event attended by the delegation on 10 March
2010 the delegation met with representatives of
Equality Now in New York. Within the framework of
the working sessions on the challenges and
difficulties faced by women's organization working
on addressing violence against women, Ms. Lisa
Nissan a gave a presentation on the experience of
listening and consultancy centers for women. Ms.
Sundus Abbas underscored the importance of providing
protection mechanisms for women of violence and the
importance of the adoption of programs to support
women activists and defenders of women's rights.
Asuda,
combating violence against woman
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Leadership Institute Baghdad Women
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