The Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva addressed the OSCE Networking Platform on Women Leaders including Peacebuilders and Mediators.

According to the upper house of parliament, the event was attended by OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, Senior Mediation Advisor at European External Action Service (EEAS) Antje Herrberg, representatives of foreign parliaments, higher education institutions, organizations, lawyers and researchers.

The Senate Chairperson noted that large-scale work is being carried out in Uzbekistan to ensure gender equality, including the improvement of national legislation to protect the interests of women. The Strategy for Achieving Gender Equality until 2030 was approved. With the support of the UN, the Women Leaders’ Dialogue in Central Asia was created, which is aimed at enhancing the role of women and promoting the implementation of decisions of the leaderships of the Central Asian states in socio-economic development and strengthening peace and stability.

It was emphasized that Uzbekistan is open to cooperation within the framework of the Dialogue with similar associations of the OSCE Participating States.

Great attention is paid to strengthening partnerships on women’s issues at the regional and international levels.

“Our country reaffirms its commitment to the Global Agenda for Women, Peace and Security, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Decade of Action to Achieve Global Goals and other regulatory frameworks developed under the auspices of the UN”, the Chairperson of Uzbekistan’s Upper House of Parliament Tanzila Narbayeva said.

At the breakout sessions, the event participants also considered issues of uniting and enhancing the role of women in peacebuilding, developing an inclusive mediation process, providing effective and advisory programs in this area, and others.

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