Statement at the Launching of the African Women Committee on Peace and Development

"There is no doubt that women, who are already paying the heaviest price of peace and development of our Continent can make an immense contribution towards the political and socio-economic emancipation of our Continent, if propitious conditions are created in our countries. It is in this context of creating an enabling environment for the promotion of the role of women in our Continent that we should situate today's occasion." - Dr. Salim, November 11, 1998