Role of Women Parliamentarians in Countering Terrorism Discussed in Doha

The Global Conference of Women Parliamentarians on “The role of women parliamentarians in the development, implementation and oversight of counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism legislation, policies and strategies” opened today in Doha, the State of Qatar.

The conference discusses the contribution of MPs to legislative and policy processes on counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism, gender mainstreaming, and the impact of terrorism and violent extremism on women and men.

Best practices of participation of women MPs in the development of legislation and policies in this area, challenges, problems and necessary measures, coordination and cooperation issues are considered.

The delegation of the IPA CIS is represented by Member of the Committee of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Law Policy and State-Building, member of the Committee of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Defence, Security and Counter-Corruption, Deputy Chair of the IPA CIS Permanent Commission on Legal Issues Amina Agazade and Member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Social Policy Natalia Kosikhina.

The conference is expected to increase the knowledge of MPs on counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism measures and tools, raise awareness of the importance of gender mainstreaming and the integration of gender perspectives into counter-terrorism legislation, policies and strategies.

The event also aims to raise awareness of the international obligations of states in the field of counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism and international legal norms related to gender mainstreaming, including the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, as well as relevant UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.

The Conference brings together former and current MPs, representatives of parliamentary security and defense committees, representatives of parliamentary assemblies, UN system entities such as UN Women, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and others.