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Wed, 08/17/2011 - 08:24
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New strategies for women’s advancement discussed
Vientiane,aug.(KPL)- The Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women with the support of the United Nations Population Fund and UN Women held a workshop on Friday, August 12 to discuss and identify a way forward on the implementation of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women, 2011-2015.
The aim of the workshop was to stimulate discussion about the progress of achieving gender equality in Lao PDR, develop practical tools on how to work towards gender equality in the different sectors and how to measure progress and to provide practical advice on how to implement the new NSAW for 2011-2015 period and hence the requirements from the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The workshop brought together a number of the Government sectors, CSOs and international organizations including, the Lao Women’s Union, the Lao Women Parliamentarians Caucus, the selected Sector Working Groups including Education (Ministry of Education, AusAID, UNICEF); Health (Ministry of Health, WHO, JICA); Governance (Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Civil Service Authority, UNDP) and Agriculture, Rural Development and Natural Resources (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, AFD France) as well as the Ministry of Planning and Investment and its Department of International Cooperation, the Ministries of Justice; Communication, Transport, Post and Construction and Labour and Social Welfare, the Gender Development Group, UN agencies and other Development Partners.
NSAW is the overall strategy to advance women over the next 5 years to 2015, and was prepared by the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women Secretariat in consultation with its SubCAW network, the wider community and development partners by integrating the past achievement and lessons learned from the implementation of the previous NSAW (2006-2010) and the recommendations of CEDAW.
It is designed to increase equality between men and women, balance power relationships, increase the number of women in decision-making positions and improve women and girls access to public services and income-earning opportunities.
NSAW also plays a significant role in contributing to the achieving of the goals of the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan and Millennium Development Goals.
The aim of the workshop was to stimulate discussion about the progress of achieving gender equality in Lao PDR, develop practical tools on how to work towards gender equality in the different sectors and how to measure progress and to provide practical advice on how to implement the new NSAW for 2011-2015 period and hence the requirements from the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The workshop brought together a number of the Government sectors, CSOs and international organizations including, the Lao Women’s Union, the Lao Women Parliamentarians Caucus, the selected Sector Working Groups including Education (Ministry of Education, AusAID, UNICEF); Health (Ministry of Health, WHO, JICA); Governance (Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Civil Service Authority, UNDP) and Agriculture, Rural Development and Natural Resources (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, AFD France) as well as the Ministry of Planning and Investment and its Department of International Cooperation, the Ministries of Justice; Communication, Transport, Post and Construction and Labour and Social Welfare, the Gender Development Group, UN agencies and other Development Partners.
NSAW is the overall strategy to advance women over the next 5 years to 2015, and was prepared by the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women Secretariat in consultation with its SubCAW network, the wider community and development partners by integrating the past achievement and lessons learned from the implementation of the previous NSAW (2006-2010) and the recommendations of CEDAW.
It is designed to increase equality between men and women, balance power relationships, increase the number of women in decision-making positions and improve women and girls access to public services and income-earning opportunities.
NSAW also plays a significant role in contributing to the achieving of the goals of the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan and Millennium Development Goals.
