At OIC moot on women, minister says men's 'active engagement' needed to promote equality

Law and Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday stressed that the “active engagement” of men was needed to promote equality as he addressed a conference on women’s empowerment in Islamabad. Tarar was speaking on the second and final day of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women, which Pakistan is hosting. Delegates from 57 OIC member states gathered on Sunday to hold technical-level meetings. Addressing the moot as the chair on Monday, Tarar affirmed that Pakistan continued to strengthen its legal policy and institutional framework to “advance the rights, opportunities and leadership of women”. “Lasting progress cannot be achieved by women alone; real and sustainable change requires the active engagement of men and…

Source: Dawn – Latest News

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