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Lok Sabha Speaker to attend speakers' conferences in New York
New Delhi, Aug 27
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra
Mahajan will attend the 10th Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of
Parliament and the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament to
be held in New York from August 29 to September 2, an official said.
Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra will be accompanying Mahajan.
The
themes to be discussed in the annual meeting of women speakers include
'Democracy: Innovating for more gender inclusive decision making
processes and bodies', 'Peace: Innovating to end violence against women
and harmful practices, in particular in conflict situations' and
'Development: Innovating for financing for gender equality'.
Mahajan will make a presentation on the theme 'Development: Innovating for financing for gender equality'.
Rajya
Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien will also attend the Fourth World
Conference of Speakers of Parliament to be held from August 31 to
September 2 and will be accompanied by Rajya Sabha Secretary General
Shumsher K. Sheriff.
During the conference a general debate will
take place on the theme "Placing Democracy at the Service of Peace and
Sustainable Development, Building the World the People Want".
Reports
will be presented from the panel discussions "Parliamentary oversight:
Challenges and opportunities" and "Translating the SDGs into action".
The conference will culminate with the adoption of a final declaration.