JAVED KHAN
\nPESHAWAR
\nAn event was arranged in the provincial metropolis on Thursday to mark International Women\u2019s Day.
\nThe speakers and participants highlighted the roles and contributions of the women in different walks of life and called for acknowledging them.
\nThe event was organized by the provincial Ombudsperson Peshawar office in collaboration with United Nations Women Pakistan (UN Women) KP chapter.
\nBlue Veins, Directorate of Social Welfare & Women Development Department KP and Bolo Helpline, women lawyers, students, journalists and youth volunteers attended the programme.
\nThe participants discussed women\u2019s effective and full participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls.
\nRakhshanda Naz, Ombudsperson KP shed light over the objectives of the Ombudsperson KP and called for equal opportunities for women. She said that under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women\u2019s Property Rights Act, 2019, the Ombudsperson office has been given additional jurisdiction to ensure women\u2019s property rights.
\n\u201cThe Ombudsperson Secretariat is ensuring safe working places for women and protecting women\u2019s rights to ownership as guaranteed in the constitution of Pakistan,\u201d she added.
\nSharmeela Rasool, country representative of UN Women Pakistan, said \u201cKhyber Pakhtunkhwa is a very lucky province. We are very lucky that we have major female representation in the justice sector. There are more women judges in the district courts. What has the judiciary done to achieve that thing and now let\u2019s think about other institutions? We have examples of police. In the KP police force there should be a 10 per cent quota for women but unfortunately, currently there is less than one percent representation of women in the force\u201d.
\nSahar Khan Project Director Bolo Helpline government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that BOLO Helpline 0800-22227 is established at Provincial level for the victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and persons with disabilities at Directorate of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment KP.
\nShe added that the helpline is providing the services of a centralized database of victims of GBV and persons with disability across KP, integration of services, immediate psychological support, referral services, awareness on basic rights and legal aid in consultation with the lawyer\u2019s panel 24\/7 via toll-free number. International Women\u2019s Day falls on March 8 annually.
\nThe theme of the 2023 International Women\u2019s Day was \u201cDigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality\u201d. The gender digital divide prevents women from fully reaping the benefits of the digital transition.
\nIt is to note here that in 1975 the UN celebrated its first official International Women\u2019s Day. Later in December 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution that proclaimed a United Nations Day for Women\u2019s Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States under their historical and national traditions.
\nFinally, following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977, International Women\u2019s Day was marked on March 8 as an official UN holiday for women\u2019s rights and world peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JAVED KHAN PESHAWAR An event was arranged in the provincial metropolis on Thursday to mark International Women\u2019s Day. The speakers and participants highlighted the roles and contributions of the women in different walks of life and called for acknowledging them. The event was organized by the provincial Ombudsperson Peshawar office in collaboration with United Nations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-318295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n