The Speaker of the National Assembly (AN), Carolina Cerqueira, on Monday in Luanda, defended the unity of female parliamentary class in fighting for women rights, social justice, peace and democracy in the world.
Carolina Cerqueira was speaking at the opening of the panel meeting of women parliamentarians, within the framework of the 147th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union , which the country hosts from the 23rd to the 27th of this month and whose opening takes place today evening, in Luanda.
She stressed the importance of the role of parliamentarians in the defense of the"binomial justice and peace", and hoped that the participants in the 147th meeting of the IPU will make the necessary contribution to raise their affirmation in this regard. She stressed the importance of women parliamentarians in joint and dynamic action for peace and justice, noting that it is women and children who are exposed to vulnerability in armed conflicts resulting from the most harmful and inhumane atrocities.
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