Jeannine Mabunda Lioko

Jeannine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi, (born April 10, 1964), in Kinshasa, is a stateswoman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She served as Minister of State Portfolio from February 5, 2007, to April 6, 2012, in the Gizenga and Muzito governments. She then served as President of the National Assembly from April 24, 2019, to December 10, 2020. Quotes "We are here to respond to the needs of the citizens" "Resources only come when there is a will; you can have all the resources in the world, but without national ownership and political will from the top down and vice versa, your resources will be useless." "We wanted to extend the action and progress that we are trying to initiate with the return to peace, and therefore it effectively requires human resources, financial resources, logistical resources, especially in a country as large as Congo." "If a woman or a little girl is raped, beyond the questions of justice, we have now set up a hotline, a rescue line, and this allows all these people—because Congo is large, there are remote rural areas—to call a toll-free number, an emergency number." "Today the problem of child soldiers is no longer so much a problem within the Congolese army because we can say that it is an army that may be embarrassed by child soldiers, but the question remains more at the level of armed groups I would say…" "Everything we want in this world can only be achieved through hard and relentless work." "It is up to women, especially those in positions of power, regardless of political or ideological affiliations, to come together, exchange ideas, and find solutions to move towards gender equality, particularly through a structured network." Discours de Jeannine Mabunda Lioko, by Berith Yakitenge, December 03, 2020 in Kinshasa, actualite.cd A l'ONU, la RDC évoque les progrès contre les violences sexuelles et les enfants-soldats, april, 14, 2015, voaafrique.com https://www.voaafrique.com : A l'ONU, la RDC évoque les progrès contre les violences sexuelles et les enfants-soldats 14 april 2015 by voaafrique titre=A l'ONU, la RDC évoque les progrès contre les violences sexuelles et les enfants-soldats, auteur= voaafrique.com, publication=voaafrique.com, 14 april 2015 April 4, 2015, At the UN, the DRC highlights progress against sexual violence and child soldiers by voaafrique.com, https://www.voaafrique.com "Etre la première femme élue presidente de l´assemblée nationale", April 4, 2023, Jeune Afrique See also Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner Julie Mbuyi Madeleine Nikomba Sabangu Renabelle Kayala Ninga Noëlla Bachebandey Manzolo Chantal Safu External links Category:1964 births Category:Women politicians from the Democratic Republic of Congo Category:Government ministers Category:Living people