Women key to peace, security: Govt

WOMEN’S participation in decision-making processes is essential for Zimbabwe to achieve sustainable peace and security, a senior government official has said.

Speaking during the launch of the Zimbabwe National Action Plan on Resolution 1325 in Harare last week, Women’s Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said: “We recognise that our nation’s sustained peace and security can only be achieved when women’s perspectives are fully integrated into the policy and decision-making arenas.

“This plan reflects our unwavering belief in the power of women to contribute to the advancement of peace and security.

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