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“Gender Equity and empowerment of Women in Lebanon” EU-funded project celebrates achievements at closing event

The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) organised a high level closing event today to showcase the achievements of the EU-funded project “Gender Equity and Empowerment of Women in Lebanon”. The successful results of the project and the outcome of an advocacy study for the adoption of a quota system for women in Lebanon were revealed at the event. This was followed by a panel debate on women participation in political processes and aspects of quota systems in which participated H.E. Jean Oghassabian, Minister of State for Women’s affairs, Ambassador Christina Lassen, Head of the Deleg