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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to ensure gender equality and participation of women in public institutions, including local institutions, as well as in the private sectorImplementation"UN Compilation: Para 44) The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women welcomed the
adoption of Law No. 7/2011 establishing electoral lists of standing and alternate candidates,
which must include at least one woman in each group of three candidates. It was,
however, concerned that women in Timor-Leste continued to face persistent barriers to gain
access to decision-making positions, and that women’s representation in government decision-making positions remained low at 20 per cent and the proportion of female village chiefs was extremely low at 2 per cent.
Para 47) The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women welcomed the adoption of the Labour Code (Law No. 4/2012) guaranteeing equality of opportunity and treatment in employment and prohibiting verbal, non-verbal and physical sexual harassment" -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:QuestionSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:N/AContents:What follow up has been given to the CEDAW committee’s recommendations to ensure that women are not discriminated against in terms of inheritance and land ownership and that national land laws and policies do not defer to traditional systems for the practical administration of land? -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Make the Law against Domestic Violence widely known to public officials and society and monitor its effectiveness.Implementation"National Report:
Para 12) To guarantee effective and adequate protection for the implementation of the law against domestic violence, the State, through the Ministry of Social Solidarity has managed to implement programs such as the establishment of a protection network for victims of domestic violence and gender based violence in 13 municipalities, has increased the capacity of the national network of support centers to provide direct assistance to shelters through training on operational procedures, has reintegrated victims in the community after they have left shelters, has provided psycho-social support to victims and public awareness raising and the implementation of operational procedures for the referral networks, management of cases on a database which is based on monitoring activities.
UN Compilation: Para 43) Timor-Leste guarantees effective and adequate protection through the implementation of the law against domestic violence, and the State, through the MSS, has managed to implement programs such as a protection network for victims of domestic violence and gender based violence in 12 municipalities as well as the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse, and has increased the capacity of the national network of support centers to provide direct assistance to shelters through training based on operational standards, has reintegrated victims in communities after they have left shelters, has supported the psycho-social needs of victim and raised public awareness and implemented operational standards to the referral networks, and has provided case management case through a database based on monitoring activities " -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Allocate sufficient resources to tackle the issue of gender-based violence, to enable the delivery of gender-based violence commitments, including responding to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the provision of core services to victims.
ExplanationTimor-Leste has promoted the rights and welfare of women through policies and a national action plan on gender equality, has increased women’s participation in the political decision-making process, has strengthened the framework of legal measures on gender-based violence, has combatted violence against women, and girls and has strengthened measures to combat domestic violence against women and girls. … Timor-Leste supports these recommendations to engage in efforts to further improve the percentage of women within formal work arrangements, to strengthen their capacity to actively participate in supply chains and markets, to further reduce sexual violence and gender-based violence, to further combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality and pay more attention to violence against women and children including violence based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPD as soon as possibleExplanationTimor-Leste attaches great importance to the rights of the persons with disabilities and reaffirms its commitment to finalize soon the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and to continue to implement the obligations under the Convention, especially through the National Policy for the Inclusion and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the National Mental Health Strategy.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Timor-Leste acknowledges that it has not yet ratified the CRPD, however now it is making preparations for the ratification process. The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI), Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC) has established a team to make preparations for ratification.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:New ZealandNew ZealandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Finalize its ratification of the CRPD …ExplanationTimor-Leste attaches great importance to the rights of the persons with disabilities and reaffirms its commitment to finalize soon the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and to continue to implement the obligations under the Convention, especially through the National Policy for the Inclusion and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the National Mental Health Strategy.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Timor-Leste acknowledges that it has not yet ratified the CRPD, however now it is making preparations for the ratification process. The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI), Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC) has established a team to make preparations for ratification.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Bring the Civil Code into full conformity with its international obligations and commitments, including the CEDAW, to ensure that … women have equal rights as men in matters of inheritance and land ownershipImplementationNational Report:
Para 67) The Government has taken all steps to establish the principle of equality without discrimination and equal treatment for all people, to ensure that women and men have the same rights to immovable property, to protect and promote the right to equality in all circumstances. The provisions on equality are set out in Law No. 3/2017 Against Human Trafficking, Law No. 12/2016 on the Creation of a Contributory Regime for Security Social and Law No. 13/2017 Special Regime on the Definition of Ownership of Real Estate.
UN Compilation:
Para 48) The United Nations country team stated that despite advances to protect and promote women’s rights, the integration of women’s human rights into legislation still lacked a systematic and comprehensive approach, rendering many laws gender-blind or noncompliant with international gender commitments. Women were often reluctant to claim their rights, and in cases in which they did, customary norms could guide the process. For example, customary norms in accessing and inheriting land were deeply gendered and did not reflect women’s rights under the new Land Law (2017).
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 10) PDHJ noted that women’s inheritance rights and rights to property and land upon divorce remained an issue, due to the patrilineal systems that dominated in traditional law that ensured in most parts of the country only men inherited/possessed the land and property of the family or couple. Lack of marriage registration in public register also contributed to the perpetuation of the patriarchal system.
Para 28) While noting land disputes were a source of conflict, JS4 highlighted that the lack of transparency and failure to follow legal process made land registration vulnerable to corruption, and resulted in incorrect entries on the land registry. The failure to register collective land title put communities at risk of losing their land and culture, and non-implementation of anti-discrimination measures in the law could further entrench gender and other forms of discrimination.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the measures for the protection of the rights of the child, also in order to prevent the practice of early marriageImplementationNational Report:
Para 36) The Constitution of Timor-Leste guarantees the rights of all people to marriage. Article 1500 of the Civil Code states that authorization for the marriage of a minor aged less than seventeen and above the age of sixteen shall be granted by the parents exercising parental authority or by the guardian.
Para 37) The Government of Timor-Leste acknowledges that many cases of early marriage occur in Timor-Leste especially in remote areas, and most of these minors marry early because of the economic difficulties faced by their parents, and some of these marriages are based on the free consent of the minors. To prevent early marriage the Government of TimorLeste through the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the CRC is raising awareness in schools and for communities, especially parents, about the impact of early marriage on health and also the impact on the lives of minors.
Para 79) The State has a policy of continuing to promote and protect women and girls so they can enjoy their rights and continues to reduce discrimination in public and private institutions including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, early marriage and forced marriage practices and provides equal opportunities to women to be leaders at the political level.
UN Compilation:
Para 36) UNESCO noted that the minimum age for marriage was 17 years, but that minors could get married at the age of 16 years with parental consent.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:NeglectedContents:Enable women with disabilities to access victim assistance support. [Para 68] -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The CEDAW noted with concern discrimination in recruitment and promotion, given that women needed higher qualifications to attain the same decision-making positions as men. [Para 48] -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:N/AContents:Timor-Leste has had good cooperation with United Nations agencies, because these agencies provide technical and financial assistance to the Government of Timor-Leste to write its periodic reports on the CEDAW ... with the support of the UN Human Rights Advisory Unit, UN-Women. The Government of Timor-Leste also received support from UNICEF-Timor-Leste who provided support with the writing of the combined second and third CRC report and provided support to KDL to establish a NAP for children [Para 89] -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPD.ExplanationTimor-Leste supports these recommendations and reaffirms its commitment to finalize the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ratify the Convention on Indigenous Persons, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Cruel Treatment.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:PakistanPakistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue making efforts towards ratifying the CRPD.ExplanationTimor-Leste supports these recommendations and reaffirms its commitment to finalize the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ratify the Convention on Indigenous Persons, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Cruel Treatment.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Recognize and permit same-sex marriage, develop legal measures to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and ensure that appropriate gender awareness training is offered in all Ministries and law enforcement.ExplanationNoted. Timor-Leste has not yet made a commitment to implement these recommendations now because they are not in accordance with the perspective of Timor-Leste’s society. -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:PanamaPanamaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
- Contraception
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Implement the commitment made at the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development to strengthen national HIV programming and prevention policies that encompass the active promotion of condom, beyond key population groups and with an emphasis on youth, coupled with awareness-raising on evidence-based HIV prevention information prevention for the general population.ExplanationTimor-Leste is committed to improving services to access health care facilities and to guaranteeing equal access to good quality health services for all citizens in the national territory.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Increase the availability of essential services for survivors of gender based violence such as women's shelters and medical and psycho-social support, particularly in rural areas.ExplanationTimor-Leste has promoted the rights and welfare of women through policies and a national action plan on gender equality, has increased women’s participation in the political decision-making process, has strengthened the framework of legal measures on gender-based violence, has combatted violence against women, and girls and has strengthened measures to combat domestic violence against women and girls. … Timor-Leste supports these recommendations to engage in efforts to further improve the percentage of women within formal work arrangements, to strengthen their capacity to actively participate in supply chains and markets, to further reduce sexual violence and gender-based violence, to further combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality and pay more attention to violence against women and children including violence based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:LaosLaosRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Continue developing national legal framework and strategies for the promotion and protection of the rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups, including women, children and persons with disabilities.Explanation"Timor-Leste has developed a national framework and strategies to promote the rights of the marginalized including the disabled and has promoted inclusive education and access to public services. … Timor-Leste supports these recommendations to strengthen a national action plan for
persons with disabilities for the period 2021-2030 and to provide support to ministries
responsible for the issues directly related to persons with disabilities and to promote the rights
of persons with disabilities, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Timor-Leste considers that true participation of women in the private sphere and in political issues which are decisive for the life of the nation is an important indicator of gender equality. In addition to initiatives promoting women’s education and capacities, gender equality is achieved by legislative measures, in particular the duty of including women in the lists of the political parties for the parliamentary elections, promoting the participation of women within the political parties, especially in positions of leadership, and reserving positions for women on the suco councils. Currently 29% of the members of the National Parliament are female. Women also hold ministerial positions such as Finance Minister, Justice Minister and Social Solidarity Minister, and the position of Prosecutor General is also held by a woman. [Para 112] -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"JS3 noted that birth registration remains an issue of concern and that only 22 per cent of children under five are formally registered. JS3 recommended that the Government improve the system of birth registration. JS1 recommended that the
Government completes its campaign for Child Registration by the end of 2012, with the goal of achieving universal birth registration by the end of 2013. [Para 39]" -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:PDHJ recommended that Timor-Leste take measures to eliminate discrimination against LGBTQI through advocacy and dissemination. [Para 4]
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Women reporting cases of domestic violence were not always given a full voice in traditional processes, and compensation was sometimes granted to the woman's family, rather than to the woman herself. [Para 26; SG, OHCHR, United Nations Integrated Mission In Timor-Leste] -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Consider further measures to promote gender equality and end gender-based violence, including access to safe reproductive health services.
ExplanationTimor-Leste has promoted the rights and welfare of women through policies and a national action plan on gender equality, has increased women’s participation in the political decision-making process, has strengthened the framework of legal measures on gender-based violence, has combatted violence against women, and girls and has strengthened measures to combat domestic violence against women and girls. … Timor-Leste supports these recommendations to engage in efforts to further improve the percentage of women within formal work arrangements, to strengthen their capacity to actively participate in supply chains and markets, to further reduce sexual violence and gender-based violence, to further combat gender-based violence and promote gender equality and pay more attention to violence against women and children including violence based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Implement the recommendations made in 2015 by the UN CEDAWExplanationTimor-Leste accepts in principle all the recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee, except the general recommendation number 38, which determines to rise the minimum age for marriage at 18 for boys and girls. Timor-Leste finds that this is a recommendation that it cannot commit to implementing at present, because it is not in line with the perspectives of the Timorese society. -
State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CRPD in due course to strengthen its implementation framework in line with the ConventionExplanationTimor-Leste attaches great importance to the rights of the persons with disabilities and reaffirms its commitment to finalize soon the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and to continue to implement the obligations under the Convention, especially through the National Policy for the Inclusion and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the National Mental Health Strategy.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Timor-Leste acknowledges that it has not yet ratified the CRPD, however now it is making preparations for the ratification process. The Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI), Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC) has established a team to make preparations for ratification.
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State Under Review:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupSource Of Reference:SingaporeSingaporeRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:26th session, November 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to implement policies and programmes to promote gender equality and to provide more opportunities for women to improve their social, economic and political standing in societyExplanationTimor-Leste is committed to promote the rights of women, establish gender equality and combat gender-based violence through a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach. Even though the promotion and protection of women’s rights represent a big challenge for the Timorese society, it also remains a priority and the Government is doing a great effort to highlight the contribution of woman to national and political development, particularly investing in the areas of education, economics and political participation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 70) Legislation in Timor-Leste gives priority to women to participate in political life, therefore there is a special quota for women. The Law on Election to the National Parliament states that the effective and supplementary list of candidates must include at least one woman in every three persons.
Para 71) Law No. 9/2016 on Community Leaders states that the presentation of candidacies for Village Chief and Sub-Village Chief must contain at least one woman and the village council shall comprise one female delegate and one female youth representative, and this law also states that there must be one woman in the electoral team.
Para 72) The participation of women in political life in Timor-Leste continues to change, and in 2017 during the Parliamentary Elections there were 26 female members of the National Parliament, and women were elected as secretary of the chair, and first vice secretary and two deputies.
Para 73) After the General Parliamentary Elections in 2017, in 2018 Timor-Leste held early elections and 22 females were elected as members of the National Parliament and one woman was elected as First Vice-President of the National Parliament, First Secretary to the Chair of the National Parliament and two women as Committee Presidents.
Para 74) Also, in each successive government there has been an increase in women’s participation at the executive level, namely assuming positions as members of government, whereby in the eighth government from 2018-2023 there were seven female members of Government, three Ministers, one Vice Prime Minister, three Vice-Ministers, and one Secretary of State.
Para 75) Women’s participation is not just at the national level but also at the village level, with each successive period showing a significant change in women’s involvement, as 319 women nominated themselves as candidates for Village Chief in 2016 and 21 of them were elected as Village Chief.
Para 76) The State maintained the Dili Declaration to empower women’s economic autonomy, through entrepreneurship, or creation of work for themselves as an essential factor in achieving the sustainable development goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda, especially in reducing poverty through the allocation of a gender sensitive State budget each year. The State continues to develop all efforts to reform and uphold women’s economic rights and equal access to economic resources, so they can have access to property and to promote full employment and dignified work. Starting in 2019 the Secretary of State for Equality and Inclusion (SEI) implemented an economic development program for women to provide support to women’s groups though the public transfers of funds, and 106 women’s groups received publicly transferred funds between 2019-2020. The SEI has continued to promote women’s participation through training and capacity building in important areas such as leadership, management, accountability and finance, and also has created training centres in all municipalities.
UN Compilation:
Para 51) The United Nations country team noted that in the 2017 elections, 49 per cent of voters had been women. In 2020, women had held 38 per cent of National Parliament seats, above the regional average (19 per cent) and the global average (26 per cent). However, women were still underrepresented in other key decision-making positions.
Para 52) It also noted that there had been an increase in women’s participation in the formal labour force but that gender disparities remained. Despite the fact that by 2019, 45.7 per cent of the total labour force had constituted women, there was a gender pay gap of 16 per cent in formal employment.