Report the 2nd Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family affairs

Tehran – Islamic Republic of irAn
15 – 16 Rabi Ul Thani, 1435
15 – 16 February, 2014.

SSC-HWFA/2-2014/REP.1/REP./FINAL

1. The Standing Specialized committee on human rights, women and family affairs held its Second  Meeting in Tehran  – Islamic Republic of Iran  on 15 – 16  February, 2014. The Committee elected H.E. Mrs. Asma' Al-Mousaoui, Representative of the Iraqi Parliament as Rapporteur.

2. The Meeting was attended by Their Excellencies members of the Committee:

  1.  Republic of AZERBAIJAN, H.E. Mr. Mirkazim Kazimov, Member Parliament
    2    Republic of BENIN, H.E.Mme. Schanou Sofiatou Member Parliament
    3    BURKINA FASO, H.E. Mme. Alimata Ouattara/Dah, Member Parliament
    4    Republic of IRAQ, H.E.Dr  Asma Al-Mousaoui, Member Parliament
    5    Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN, H.E. Mrs. Hamdya Al-Qowaider, Member Parliament
    6    Republic of UGANDA, H.E. Mme. Hudah Oleru, Member Parliament
    7    Republic of TURKEY, H.E. Prof. Halil ?ZCAN, Member Parliament
    8    Republic of SENEGAL, H.E Mr. Khoureyssi Niass, Member Parliament
    9    Kingdom of MOROCCO, المستشارة المحترمة السيدة خديجة الزومي عضورئيس مجلس المستشارين
    10    MALAYSIA, H.E. Mrs. Ermieyati Binti Samsudin, Member Parliament

Were absent, the parliament of Afghanistan and Mauritania.
The meeting was attended by a number of delegations as observers.

3. H.E. Secretary General opened the proceedings of the Committee and welcomed the members wishing success to their deliberation. Then he delegated H.E. Ambassador Siddique Yousuf Abu Agala, Director of the Cabinet to represent the General Secretariat in the meeting.

4. The Meeting reviewed the Agenda and discussed its items. The discussion included interventions by the members which led in conclusion to the adoption of the enclosed draft resolutions which will be submitted to the PUIC Conference.

5. The Committee stresses the importance of implementing its resolutions adopted by its current and previous sessions and it also requests the member parliaments to send to the General Secretariat reports about what has been implemented in a regular manner so that they may be circulated and made use from their experiences.