Women key players: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

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Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that women play a key role in development.

“Absolutely correct. Women are indispensable to a healthy society and a thriving economy… #Afghanistan,” he tweeted, replying to a tweet of UN Secretary General António Guterres who said: “Across Afghanistan, women and girls are missing from offices and classrooms. No country can thrive while denying the rights of half its population. The women and girls of Afghanistan must have access to all education & employment opportunities and health care services.”

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has been a strong voice for the rights of the women.