Dili, November 27, 2024 (Média Democracia) – The Timor-Leste Women’s Network (RFTL) is organizing the Timor-Leste Municipal Women’s Conference with the theme, “Women and Development are the Foundation of the Family and the Nation”. The event will be held in 12 Municipalities, and will end in Manatuto this week. The conference was held at the Delta Nova Hall, Dili, on Monday.
According to RFTL Board of Directors, Zelia Fernande said that this Timor-Leste municipal conference activity is the sixth time as a consultation mechanism led by RFTL. This activity will be held in all municipalities, today it has been held 12 times in Dili and will end in Manatuto this week.
“The three main objectives of this Municipal Conference activity are to submit a report along with a monitoring platform for women five times which more congress on the results so that they can re-examine the achievements that were previously recommended by women in the Timor-Leste National Women’s Congress.” Said RFTL Board of Directors, Zelia Fernandes
She continued, the next step will be to present it so that it can be revalidated, listen when members of congress share ideas about something that is still not included in the report and secondly will create discussions for eight thematic areas over two days.
“Discussion for thematic areas because we think that development for this country is very much needed and this country really needs women’s contributions, therefore women do not only talk about women’s rights but women are integrated aspects that we call inclusion for all fields. So, in the eight thematic areas will also be included in Education, Health, Justice, Employee Economy.” Said the President of RFTL
She added, in the area of social inclusion will be discussed about peace and the protection of women, people with disabilities, and veterans. However, in the new thematic area this time more focus is on the evolution of changes in the netire process during the running at the national, regional, and international levels.
“We see the issue of climate change and the environment as an important issue related to cross-sectors, it needs to be integrated in all aspects, therefore we create a new area with the thematic of women on the environment and climate change which is very important to see globalization and digitalization.” She said.
She said, look at the thematic approach under gender is women as a media of digitalization because in the next congress will talk about contraporporation but look at the contribution of women in the world of globalization so women also have to organize themselves how they can contribute to the evaluation of the world of digitalization because many women are victims in this technology.
As Secretary of State for Equality (SEI), José do Rozário Carvalho said that regarding these issues, state institutions are committed to ensuring their role in making decisions on economic policies.
“What about the political guidelines of the Secretary of State for Equality for the congress of women’s associations in the municipality and also continuing in the community with some issues to support the RFTL in the municipality, we remain ready even with a small amount of funds but we continue to consider to ensure it.” Said SEI, José do Rosario Carvalho
He continued, SEI will make changes in the future even though the changes are small and not big, but will continue to pay attention to discrimination that occurs at the national level, especially in 18 Ministries in Timor Leste.
He was further explained that all of us who participated last week that SEI launched a joint signature of the implementers especially with our international community that every year always allocates general transfer funds to help women who previously formed association groups in the municipality.
Reported by : Nelfiano
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