Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
First Annual Report of the Oversight Group on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion
Ms Nora Owen:
We find that the more we can raise this issue, the more mainstream it becomes in many countries where heretofore, perhaps, there had not been much evidence of responsibility being taken. We must be conscious that people live a different kind of life to us and therefore, in any meetings we have with them, we must have respect and try to bring people along and recognise their responsibilities.
I want to bring Mr. Dhala in to speak about female genital mutilation, FGM, because he has been dealing with it. Mr. Kilroy also wants to speak about cultural issues if that is possible.
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