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Jordan joins COMMIT initiative, also signs MoU with UN Women

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Under the patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and in the presence of UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Jordanian Government today joined UN Women’s COMMIT initiative by announcing its commitment to address and prevent violence against women and girls.

In a ceremony attended by the representative of the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Her Excellency Lana Mamkegh, and Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), Secretary-General, Her Excellency Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), Asma Khader, announced the concrete steps that Jordan will take towards ending violence against women and girls.

We invite you to read the full article published February 20, 2014

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Under the patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and in the presence of UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Jordanian Government today joined UN Women’s COMMIT initiative by announcing its commitment to address and prevent violence against women and girls.

In a ceremony attended by the representative of the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Her Excellency Lana Mamkegh, and Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), Secretary-General, Her Excellency Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW), Asma Khader, announced the concrete steps that Jordan will take towards ending violence against women and girls.

We invite you to read the full article published February 20, 2014

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