2024-04-08 16:15:14
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(Xinhua file photo: Garment factory workers buy food in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 27, 2023)
PHNOM PENH, April 8 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs on Monday launched a five-year strategic plan on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ung Kantha Phawee, Minister It said the plan is a strategic plan for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls in Cambodia from 2024-2028.
Kantha Bhawi said the plan was designed to respond to the situation and evolution of society. This is in line with the policy framework of the Cambodian government specifically. It helps support the implementation of the Pentagonal Strategy, Phase One, on the Cambodian Sustainable Development Goals Framework and the commitments of the United Nations (UN).
Kantha Bhawi added that the government will increase investments in gender equality and women’s empowerment in the areas of economy, education, health and public leadership through the implementation of the strategic plan.
A report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in March. It noted that Cambodia has made outstanding progress in promoting gender equality. It measures the proportion of women in parliament, education, the labor force and the maternal mortality ratio. which has an overall trend of improving from 0.679 cases in 1990 to 0.461 cases in 2023
The report shows Cambodia ranks 116th out of 170 countries on the 2023 Gender Inequality Index.
The strategic plan launch event was attended by approximately 500 people from all over the country. which are representatives from ministries, institutions, diplomats, civil society organizations National and international development partners Policy makers, researchers, academics and youth
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