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Main Functions
Countries* National Plans Objectives National Machinery
for Implementation
of Women’s Policies
HDI
Rank
South and West Asia
Its functions include: study and examine
the situation of women and families by
conducting research on ways of improving
their status in accordance with Islamic
principles; liaise with all ministries and
other stakeholders in planning activities
relating to women and families with a view
to coordination and improving current and
future programs; plan and coordinate with
NGOs and presenting general and common
policies for their activities.
Centre for Women
Participation 1997
(UNESCAP n.d.).
The Charter serves as a model for:
socialsecurityandeconomicfacilities
to Iranian women; government’s
commitment to support women in
case of divorce, poverty or disability.
Charter for
Women’s Rights and
Responsibilities (Islamic
Republic of Iran 2010).
88 Iran (Islamic
Republic of )
The functions of the Ministry include:
Catalysing government and NGOs in
mainstreaming gender; formulating
implementing and monitoring of policies
programmes and projects for empowerment
of women; networking with government,
NGOs,mediaanddonoragenciesonwomen’s
empowerment; implementing, coordinating
an monitoring projects and programmes
through government and NGOs for Early
Childhood Development; implementing and
monitoring the Women’s Charter, the Policy
document on women.
Ministry of Women’s
Affairs 1997
(UNESCAP n.d.).
The Policy aims at the realization
of gender equality in all areas of life
in conformity with constitutional
provisions and international norms
and obligations.
97 Sri Lanka The Women’s Charter
1993 (CEDAW 1999).
The functions include: To plan, administer,
implement, monitor and evaluate all
developmentprojectsand actionprogrammes
for women.
Ministry of Women’s
Affairs and Social
Security 1998
(UNESCAP n.d.).
It aims to promote gender equality
in all areas by mainstreaming gender
so that gender issues are considered
in the national development plans.
109 Maldives Sixth National
Development Plan 2001
(CEDAW 2005f ).
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