Workshop on women's rights

Workshop on women's rights

JAKARTA: The Office of State Minister for Women's Empowerment
in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) plans to organize a workshop to raise awareness
about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and women's human rights.

The workshop will take place on July 26-27 at Le Meridien
Hotel, in Jakarta.

"This workshop serves as a kick-start to strengthen
commitment and action towards the implementation of CEDAW and to
create a network for policy dialogue and partnerships among the
stakeholders for CEDAW implementation," UNIFEM said in a
statement on Monday.

CEDAW is seen as a powerful legal instrument with the
potential to improve women's conditions.

Indonesia ratified CEDAW in 1984, but still needs to make
significant advances to realize women's human rights in line with
the terms of the Convention, UNIFEM said. --JP