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Main Functions
Countries* National Plans Objectives National Machinery
for Implementation
of Women’s Policies
HDI
Rank
Its mission is to promote the full and equal
participation of men, women and children in
economic, social and cultural development
through facilitating policy formulation
and monitoring of the implementation of
programmes.
Women and
Development Centre
1993 (UNESCAP
n.d.).
The Policy aims to promote equality
between genders.
90 Tonga National Policy
on Gender and
Development 2001
(UNESCAP n.d.).
The functions of the Ministry include: To
provide professional and quality advice to
the Minister and relevant line Ministries of
Government on policies and plans to address
issues concerning the economic and social
development of families and community; and
to coordinate the planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of Community
Development Welfare and Social Services
to:(a) strengthen the capacity of men, women
and youth in improving their standards of
living (b) strengthen the capacity of social
structures in addressing social issues which are
impactingonfamilyharmonyandcommunity
cohesion.
Ministry of Women
Community and
Social Development
2003 (UNESCAP
n.d.).
The Policy has three objectives: to
provide information and guidelines
to enable the full integration of
women issues into development
plans; to monitor the achievement
of specific indicators towards the
attainment of general objectives;
and toprovidedirectionforthework
of the Ministry of Women Affairs
and NGOs which are consistent
with national obligations under
international protocols that Samoa
is a party to, such as CEDAW and
the CRC.
99 Samoa National Policy for
Women of Samoa
2001–2004 (CEDAW
2003a).
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