A SESSION OF THE PRIME MINISTER-AFFILIATED COUNCIL OF WOMEN’S ISSUES TAKES PLACE

ARMENPRESS
May 8, 2009

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS: A session of the Prime minister-affiliated
Council of women’s affairs took place today chaired by the Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

Public relations department of the Armenian Government told Armenpress
that the Council has taken into account the report presented by the
Deputy Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Minister Filaret Berikian
which referred to the works conducted towards the implementation of
the "2004-2010 National program of improvement of the condition of
women in Armenia and increasing of their role in the society".

Referring mainly to the events conducted during 2008 the reporter
noted that they were directed towards the improvement of the law
on the legal equality of men and women, social security of women,
improvement of health issues, reforms of educational and cultural
spheres as well as prevention of the phenomenon of family violence.

Afterwards Mr. Berikian in details presented the events implemented
by the Ministries of Labor and Social Affairs, Health, Education and
Science, Culture, Nature Protection, Agriculture, Economy, Foreign
Affairs, the Armenian Police, Yerevan Municipality and the Governors’
Offices within the frameworks of the program.

During the discussion based on the annual reports a stress has
been put on making rectifications in the program, implementation of
functioning oversight mechanisms during the intended events and their
efficient conduction as well as on ethical and cultural upbringing
of the young generation.

The prime minister tasked the Secretary of the Council to prepare a
draft decision of the Government on the mechanisms of conduction of
oversight over the implementation of the "2004-2010 National program
of improvement of the condition of women in Armenia and increasing
of their role in the society".

Passing to discussion of other issues of the agenda the Council has
also decided to make changes in its charter, particularly to fix the
function of conduction of oversight over the implementation of the
mentioned program.

The prime minister assigned to sum up the remarks and proposals over
the Council charter and present the draft charter to the approval of
the next session of the council.

The Council also decided to establish three working groups – of
education, science and culture and social affairs and health for the
cooperation with NGOs and executive bodies. It has been tasked to
additionally discuss and generalize their staffs and present it to
the approval of the next session of the Council.

During the session the Armenian Labor and Social Affairs Ministry
has been tasked to present a report on works having been and to
be conducted in the direction of elimination of remarks concerning
Armenia made in the report of the UN "Convention on the Elimination
of All forms of Discrimination against Women".