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(Resolution Passed by the General Assembly of the Women Parliamentary Caucus on December 18,
2008)
The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus,
Recognizing that absence of peace in South Asia, particularly in relation to India and Pakistan, is one
of the root causes of abject poverty, disease, unemployment, political, economic and social
injustices of which women and children are the worst affected;
Expressing deep concern on the rise of militancy in South Asia and on the loss of hundreds of
innocent lives of women and children as a result of collateral damage;
Condemning terrorist attacks globally, the fatal Marriort Blast in Pakistan, and recent terrorist
attacks in India.
Expressing deepest sympathies to the grieving families and victims of all terrorist attacks in Pakistan
and the region,
Recognizing that women and children are worst affected by conflict, extremism, militancy and
terrorism;
Recognizing also that women leaders, representatives and parliamentarians have a special role to
play in setting the agenda for peace at all levels and a world free of violence,
Therefore:
1. Expresses national and political unity in the wake of growing internal and external threats of
extremism and militancy;
2. Welcomes the restraint shown by the Pakistan Government and the steps taken to forge
political consensus and to gain international support in dealing with the challenges in the wake
of the Mumbai carnage;
3. Calls upon the Pakistan Government to continue to address the issue within the discussion on
the subject in Parliament;
4. Urges the Governments of India and Pakistan and the wider international community to work
together to curb all forms of extremism and peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues;
5. Stresses that women leaders and representatives in both the countries need to play a proactive
role in leading an agenda for peace in the region;
6. Affirms commitment to work towards peace and to play its role to build bridges with women
parliamentarians in the region;
7. Emphasizes the dire need for collaborative efforts and joint cooperation to combat terrorism on
a sustained basis;
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8. Calls for an urgent need at the level of SAARC to renew regional commitment and dedicate
greater resources to combat poverty and underdevelopment, with a special focus on women;
9. Calls for the need for strengthening of SAARC to evolve regional strategies for dealing with
threats of terrorism in all its forms and manifestation and raise adequate resources for effective
implementation.
10. Calls upon other organizations, including OIC, SCO and ASEAN to strengthen their efforts for the
promotion of peace in the region