http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=823&p=front&a=1
Women's International Day:
WNC: We demand for a Ministry for Women
Nadia Al-Saqqaf
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Under the auspices of the Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Council
for Women Mr. Abdulqadir Ba Jamal, the Women's National Committee (WNC)
organized a two-day conference in celebration of women's international day on
the 8th and 9th of this month.
The aim of the conference was to promote women's movements in Yemen to
defend their rights. On behalf of Mr. Ba Jamal, who declined to attend the
inauguration. The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Mr. Abdulkarem
al-Arhabi attended and gave an encouraging speech on women's rights and
promised his support to women's issues in Yemen emphasizing on girls'
education.
Mrs. Hooria, the deputy chair person of the WNC in her welcoming speech
narrated some of the achievements so far and stressed the challenges and
requirements needed to enhance status of Yemeni women, especially the lack of
resources and weak representation in the decision-making bodies. This is why
the WNC is calling to be upgraded to a ministry and demanding a quota of 30 per
cent for women in all elected and unelected decision-making positions.
Regarding the future activities of the Committee she said, "our
activities focus on developing a women's development strategy that is in terms
with the exerted efforts to develop the third socio-economic development plan
2006-2010 based on the Millennium Development Goals and which the international
community considers as a framework for cooperation and support. And also the
equality between women and men in opportunities and services and access to
resources which we see as an gate to women's empowerment is a significant issue
in the international agendas."
Ms. Fauzia Noman was congratulated by the WNC in the inauguration for
being appointed as deputy of the Girls' Education Sector at the Ministry of
Education, and she commented that it was a pleasure to be given this
responsibility and this is an encouraging indication that women's rights in
Yemen are slowly being achieved.
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