Tripoli, The Head of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba has reaffirmed support for women, and is pushing for a national plan to ensure the rights and protection of women.
In a statement to the Libyan news agency, on the margin of launching the initiative on Tuesday, Al Dbeiba said the advanced status which Libyan women have achieved was the fruit of a long struggle by pioneering women in all walks of life, calling on women to take part in the presidential elections due on Dec. 24.
On her part, the Minister of State for Women’s Affairs Huria Al Tarman invited all civil society organisations to engage in efforts to put in place a comprehensive common plan, to achieve aspirations of all Libyan women, which she said would be conducted in partnership with a number of ministries in the coming period.
Source: Libyan News Agency