Tanzania, Sept. 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will host the first Women's Parliamentary Conference (WPC) in November, bringing together women parliamentarians, male parliamentary champions of gender equality, policymakers, civil society, development partners and other stakeholders from the Great Lakes Region to develop a common agenda on peace, security and inclusive development.

The conference, organised by the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) in collaboration with the Parliament of Tanzania, will be held from November 2 to 5 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.

About 250 participants from the 12 ICGLR member states are expected to attend.

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