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| For Immediate Release CEDAW Reporting Critical to Advancing the Status of Women Tarawa, Kiribati - "The Government of Kiribati has taken important steps towards reporting under CEDAW," said Mr Tom Murdoch, Deputy Secretary Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs (MISA) during the opening of the CEDAW Report Writing Workshop. CEDAW is the UN Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the international bill of rights for women. Kiribati ratified the Convention in 2004 and has prepared a draft state report. The workshop held from 14-19 April, 2010 aimed at examining the state report and providing feedback and comment on the draft. A total of 15 participants attended the workshop including representatives from government departments and non government organizations (NGO). The NGO members are committed to drafting a Shadow Report. Key outcomes from the workshop included increased discussion and awareness of the obstacles towards addressing gender inequality in formal reporting instruments. A recurring theme was the issue of culture and tradition but participants also reflected on the emerging social problems facing I'Kiribati women and girls including access to tertiary education and health services. Specific gender issues such as girls not attending school while menstruating due to inadequate toilet facilities was one of many critical issues identified during the training. The next critical stage is for the Ministry for Internal and Social Affairs to edit and revise the draft and submit it to the next meeting of Permanent Secretaries preparatory to consideration by Cabinet. The workshop was coordinated by Anne Kautu, Women's Officer, Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs with support from Ross Craven Country Projects Coordinator, UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and facilitated by Gina Houng Lee, Senior Trainer, Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (RRRT/SPC) with support from Teretia Mantaia, Country Focal Officer. For more information, please contact Ann Kautu, Senior Women's Development Officer, MISA annemarie.kautu@gmail.com on phone number (686) 29228 or Ross Craven, UNIFEM ross.craven@unifem.org or phone (686) 22905.
(Caption: CEDAW Report Writing Training participants (14 April 2010), Tarawa, Kiribati). United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM) works across the UN system, with National Governments and NGOs to support and achieve gender equality, bring more women's voices into the development process and increase the accountability of governments to gender concerns. |
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