The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday open-ed a two-day National Conference on Gender and Development as part of a consultative process for the drafting of a national policy.
At the opening of the conference, which is being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre under the theme “Equal rights for all – Be good to people,” UNDP resident representative, Khadija Musa emphasised that a government’s monitoring and implementation of such policies is crucial.
“When policies are developed by governments, they should really put their money where their mouth is and ensure that the policy is absolutely monitored and implemented by everyone. That is really important,” she said.
Musa, in her presentation, noted that many persons mistakenly think only of women when they speak of gender.
