{{Rwanda’s legislator Faith Mukakalisa has been appointed by The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) as regional coordinator of women parliamentarians for the Africa region.}}
Mukabalisa out-competed several women members of parliament from various countries and scooped the regional position.
She told a Rwandan local daily saying that her success was a result of Rwanda’s outstanding performance in gender promotion.
The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments established in 1889.
The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.
IPU is expected to present a paper stressing the vital link between democracy and development for parliaments around the world in much the same way that trade and development are inter-linked for UNCTAD.
Abdelwahad Radi the IPU President will address a high-level session at the ongoing 13th UN Conference on Trade and Development taking place between 21-26 April in the Qatari capital, Doha.
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