The diplomat was speaking at a round table organized by the National Defense Institute of Portugal, having addressed the theme ‘Contribution of Angolan women to world peace and stability’.
On the occasion, Maria de Jesus Ferreira underlined the participation of Angolan women in political life and recalled that Angola has six governors, eight ministers, nine plenipotentiary ambassadors, along with ‘a growing number of association leaders’.
According to the ambassador, a Minister of State for the Social Area is also in office, as well as highlighted the fact that the president of the National Assembly is a woman.
During her speech, Maria de Jesus Ferreira praised the role that the Angolan Government and President João Lourenço have played in mediating different conflicts, mainly in Africa.
In recognition of this performance, said the diplomatic representative, President João Lourenço was elected, by the African Union, Champion for Peace and Reconciliation on the continent.
During the round table, he under
lined the fact that the Angolan statesman chairs the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in addition to being the ‘mediator who achieved a ceasefire agreement in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda’.
Still in the field of international pacification, Maria de Jesus Ferreira spoke of the holding in the Angolan capital of the Pan-African Forum on Culture and Peace – Luanda Biennial, to be held next November.
She also recalled that Angola held, in May 2023, the first International Women’s Forum for Peace and Democracy.
This is an event that served to reaffirm the country’s commitment to gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, as well as the eradication of violence.
All within the framework of the ‘key priorities of the Government with respect to the implementation of United Nations Resolution 1325, on Women, Peace and Security’.
At the meeting, the Angolan diplomat called for greater participation of women in effective and formal conflict mediation, a
s well as in the implementation of peace agreements.
The event brought together defense experts, ambassadors, members of civil society, advisors and government partners from different countries, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of women in development, peace and security processes in the world
Source: Angola Press News Agency