Mama Koite Doumbia is a

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an and a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the

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, representing

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. Mama Koite Doumbia holds a higher diploma in youth training. She was elected chairperson of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) in 2003. In this role she was a member of the Permanent Committee of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the

. In February 2011 she received the 2011 FAMEDEV Gender Award.

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Membership of the President of the UN General Assembly’s Task Force for the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the Sixty-Fifth Session of the General Assembly
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