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Proceedings report of the 13th Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting

The 13th Commonwealth Women鈥檚 Affairs Ministers Meeting (13WAMM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 21 to 23 August 2023. Delegations from 26 member countries attended the Meeting. The Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon. Philip Davis, KC, addressed the opening ceremony.

The Meeting was chaired by the Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe MP, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, The Bahamas, under the theme 鈥楨quality Toward a Common Future鈥. The first session was addressed by the Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland, KC, Secretary-General of 天美传媒 and the Hon. Aisha Jumwa, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action, Kenya as the outgoing Chair of WAMM.
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鈥楾his is our time鈥: Commonwealth women鈥檚 affairs ministers meeting opens with calls for stronger action on gender equality

The Commonwealth Women鈥檚 Affairs Ministers Meeting opened yesterday in The Bahamas with a call for stronger action on gender equality priorities in the face of intensifying global environmental and economic challenges.
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