(UTV | COLOMBO) – The Parliament Select Committee to look into and report to Parliament recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender based discrimination and violation of women’s rights in Sri Lanka held discussions regarding the progress of drafting the proposed Bill entitled “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment” followed by a presentation to review findings on the implementation of the multi sectoral National Action Plan to address Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) 2016-2020.
The discussion was chaired by MP Sudarshani Fernandopulle recently (20).
The Select Committee members agreed to direct the draft inclusive of all recommendations discussed at the Select Committee to the expert committee assigned within two weeks under the purview of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
The Select Committee also acknowledged the progress of the implementation of the multi sectoral National Action Plan to address Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) 2016-2020 and directed and requested the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs to incorporate contextualized initiatives to the new plan.