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Goals |
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To
protect and enhance the rights of women. |
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To
work towards the achievement of equality, development
and peace. |
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Objectives |
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To monitor:
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1. |
discriminatory
practices in all sectors |
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2. |
the
formulation of government policies to ensure the integration
of all Women's interest. |
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3. |
implementation
of all Government's programmes in line with BPFA, Women's
Policy, CEDAW and other international conventions. |
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To
assess the impact of Government policies and progress
on Women in particular and the Nation in general in
order to ensure complete transparency. |
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To
closely liaise and interact with the relevant government
departments, government agencies and NGOs with the aim
of assessing the present position of women and urging
major reforms and changes. |
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To
initiate the formulation of new legislation and programmes.
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Functions |
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To
set up an appropriate mechanism/methodology for data
and information collection. |
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To
disseminate its findings to all media organizations,
relevant national, regional and international agencies. |
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Activities |
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A
wide combination of activities need to be implemented to meet
the objectives and functions and among these are:
Hotline for discriminatory
practices in the media/newspaper survey
Studies & research
Networking
Capacity building for the Watch
Fund Raising
Maintain a Database
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Operational Methodology |
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COLLECTION BODY
ALL CHAIRS/REPRESENTATIVE
OF COMMISSIONS & INDIVIDUALS
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Monitoring
the functioning of the Watch. |
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Fund
raising |
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Capacity
building |
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Protection
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OPERATIONAL UNITS |
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HotlineSeminar & Conferences
Briefing
Preparation of Memorandum |
