Mohamed Hussein Roble, the Prime Minister of Somalia has praised the women in his country for their steadfastness as they join the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the role of women in nation building, social welfare and social protection, and committed the government to protecting its 30 percent quota.
“On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, I congratulate all Somali women for their dedicated, capable, relentless and honest role in nation building and in all aspects of our lives” he said in a statement.
He pointed out that the Somali government has never as a matter of primciple condoned violence against the country’s women and vowed to protect their rights.
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