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The Council's Ministerial
Initiative, led by The Honorable Margot Wallström is dedicated to advancing democracy, gender equality and excellence in
governance throughout the world by promoting ministerial level exchange
on global issues. The Council Secretariat convenes ministerial meetings for women ministers within a variety of portfolios such as health,
education, environment, finance, economy and development, affairs and culture.
The Initiative facilitates developing cross-ministerial solutions to issues,
providing a platform for these women leaders, increasing their visibility both
nationally and internationally, and identifying and addressing the
particular challenges facing women in ministerial leadership positions.
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Provide a vehicle for highly placed women leaders to
have a collective voice on particular global issues
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Prepare, inform and shape the agendas for United
Nations meetings and other multilateral meetings, conferences and conventions
with a focus on gender aspects of those agendas
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Increase the visibility, participation and voice of
top level women with the media, governments, academia, civil society and other policy
bodies
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Share best practices and experiences amongst ministers
with varying levels of tenure, government support, and number of women in
individual country cabinets
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Be a resource of women leaders capable of assuming
other leadership roles for multilateral, intergovernmental and national
governments.
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