Coptic Orthodox Church released three declarations concerning females and family out of the papal residence in St. Mark’s Cathedral, Abbasiyya – Cairo, in the presence of His Holiness and heads and representative of Egyptian and international agencies for the rights of women, families, and children, as well as a number of ambassadors and representatives of Arab and foreign countries, in addition to leaders from the Bishopric of General and Social Services and the Papal Office of Projects & Relations.The declarations are concerning:
1- Family Planning Methods
2- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
3- Violence Against Women
Attended the event: Dr. Maya Morsy, President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Sahar Al-Sonbaty, Secretary-General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, Christian Berger, Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, Frederika Meijer, representative of United Nations Population Fund, Stéphane Romatet, the French Ambassador to Egypt, and Dr. Hamad Al-Shamsi, the UAE Ambassador to Egypt. Attended on behalf of the Bishopric of Services, Bishop Yolius, Dr. Hani Riad, the bishopric’s Executive Director, and a number of leaders, and Barbara Soliman, Director of the Papal Office of Projects & Relations
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