Luanda – The Minister of State for Social Affairs Dalva Ringote on Thursday highlighted the First International Women's Forum for Peace and Democracy taking place in Luanda as a privileged space to define strategies for gender empowerment.
Speaking to the press, she stressed that the challenges of globalisation, the impact of climate change, among other factors, require a joint analysis for the affirmation of women from a social and economic point of view.
According to Dalva Ringote, the event is in alignment with the Luanda Biennial and will boost the woman's position on the African continent.
Important figures such as former Liberia president Ellen Johnson, former Costa Rica vice-president, Epsy Campbell Barr, United Nations representatives and diplomats are among the top speakers at the event.
During the meeting, the attendants are expected to hold debates on “the challenges of globalization in the gender empowerment process”, “technological innovation and education to reach gender equality”, “formalization as a mechanism of social and financial inclusion”, “challenges of food security and climate change on the African continent and climate change. "And the" role of women in the consolidation of peace and preservation of conflict.