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M`SIA TO ADOPT CAIRO PLAN OF ACTION FOR WOMEN
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has agreed to adopt the plan of action for the advancement of women tabled at the Second Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of Organisation of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) Member Countries in Cairo, Egypt.
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women and Social Development
Affairs Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the move was in line with the country's
commitment towards achieving gender equality.
She said the Cairo Plan of Action for Women was aimed at providing
sufficient resources and support as the main component towards achieving gender
equality.
"The plan is also crucial to eradicating poverty, enhancing women's
participation in decision making at all levels, giving equal opportunities to
women through access to quality education and healthcare as well as eliminating
discrimination against women," she said.
In a statement Wednesday, Shahrizat said her participation in the two-day
conference that began yesterday gave an opportunity for the country to prove its
its commitment towards efforts to safeguard and protect women's rights.
To achieve the plan's objectives, she said all OIC member countries agreed
to take several measures such as encouraging family-friendly policies to balance
between family responsibility and career as well as giving assistance to
low-income families.
"Besides, micro-credit facilities should be provided to promote living
standards, to enhance women's participation in saving schemes for future
readiness, to study the impact of macroeconomic policies on the employment of
women and men," she said.
Shahrizat also said technical and vocational training was also required for
women to venture into job fields, to train teachers at all levels on equality
values so as not to discriminate against women as well as to support allocations
for the enhancement of service for abused women.
"OIC member countries are also encouraged to reduce cases of violence and
its impact on women and children through strategies and laws to avoid family
violence and crime against women," she said.
-- BERNAMA
Conference (OIC) Member Countries in Cairo, Egypt.
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women and Social Development
Affairs Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the move was in line with the country's
commitment towards achieving gender equality.
She said the Cairo Plan of Action for Women was aimed at providing
sufficient resources and support as the main component towards achieving gender
equality.
"The plan is also crucial to eradicating poverty, enhancing women's
participation in decision making at all levels, giving equal opportunities to
women through access to quality education and healthcare as well as eliminating
discrimination against women," she said.
In a statement Wednesday, Shahrizat said her participation in the two-day
conference that began yesterday gave an opportunity for the country to prove its
its commitment towards efforts to safeguard and protect women's rights.
To achieve the plan's objectives, she said all OIC member countries agreed
to take several measures such as encouraging family-friendly policies to balance
between family responsibility and career as well as giving assistance to
low-income families.
"Besides, micro-credit facilities should be provided to promote living
standards, to enhance women's participation in saving schemes for future
readiness, to study the impact of macroeconomic policies on the employment of
women and men," she said.
Shahrizat also said technical and vocational training was also required for
women to venture into job fields, to train teachers at all levels on equality
values so as not to discriminate against women as well as to support allocations
for the enhancement of service for abused women.
"OIC member countries are also encouraged to reduce cases of violence and
its impact on women and children through strategies and laws to avoid family
violence and crime against women," she said.
-- BERNAMA
