Tanzania, Sept. 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will host the first Women's Parliamentary Conference in November, giving the country an opportunity to strengthen its role in regional peace and security efforts while promoting greater participation of women in political decision-making across the Great Lakes Region.

The conference, which will bring together women legislators and other stakeholders from the 12 member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), will focus on how parliaments can translate regional commitments on peace, security and development into laws, policies and budget priorities.

The November 2-5 meeting at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre is expected to attract about 250 p...