Seminar on Capacity Development for Gender Quality held in Vientiane

(KPL) The Seminar on theme “ Develop Capacity on Gender Maintreaming into policies for member of the Lao National Commission for the Advancement of Women (LNCAW), Sub-Committee for Advancement of Women in the ministries-equivalent agencies was held from 20-21 At Lane-Xang Hotel in Vientiane.
Mr. Somsavat Lengsavad, Standing Deputy Prime Minister and President of the National Commission for the Advancement of Women (NCAW) chaired the meeting.
The main objective of the meeting was to improve capacity building for women in the government’s sector and to eliminate all forms of violation against women, to promote and protect the benefits and interests of women. It also aimed to increase comprehensive understanding of co-ordinate point between the LNCAW-Secretariat and various ministries. During the function, participants have learned a number of past achievements made by LNCAW, its strategy to integrate gender role for governmental sectors, and have accessed to the convention on elimination all forms of violation against women.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Somsavat have highly valued the progress implemented by LNCAW and high lighted the significant of the gender in various sectors. He also touched upon the LNCAW activities to upgrade the capacity building of gender in various fields, which includes the allocation budget for promotion gender equality.The participants also discussed and shared their comments on how to improve the gender issues in order to complete the LNCAW’ goal.
On this occasion, Mrs. La Chanthaboune, Deputy Minister of Education, and President of the NCAW has advised all participants who was representative from the various sector to continue materializing of the NCAW’s objective and participate in all activities to complete the NCAW’s target plan.

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