Surkhet, Dec 24: A women’s conference held in Karnali Province on December 22-23 has issued an eight-point Surkhet declaration.
The Women Association for Marginalized Women (WAM) organized the two-day conference dwelling on the rights of the marginalized women.
The conference advocated for policy reforms for creating a gender-responsive governance framework, promoting gender inclusion in development initiatives, and eradicating all forms of violence and discrimination against women.
During the event held in Birendranagar, women representatives, activists for women’s rights, civil society members, and adolescents from all ten districts of the province made a collective commitment, according to Executive Director at WAM, Madhurani Dhakal.
The federal, provincial, and local governments are urged to take full responsibility for implementing the gender equality and social justice provisions outlined in Nepal’s Constitution.
They concluded that gender-responsive governance was unattainable without ensuring meaningful involvement of women in policy-making, planning, budgeting, and service delivery.
On the occasion, Mayor of Birendranagar Municipality, Mohanmaya Dhakal, pledged municipality’s support in creating equal opportunities for women and marginalized groups. She also shared that Birendranagar Municipality had developed policies to uphold gender equality.#nepal #rss
