Ministry of Family and Women commends efforts to improve women’s situation

Tunis: The Ministry of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly commended the efforts exerted by all stakeholders to improve women's situation, in a statement issued on Friday, on the observance of the International Women's Day, corresponding to March 8 of each year. The ministry reiterated Tunisia's recognition of the militancy of Palestinian women against the crimes of the occupying Zionist entity and its unwavering support for the just Palestinian cause, and welcomed the role played by Tunisian women in various fields, both in Tunisia and abroad. The department further underlined that this international event whose theme is "Investing in Women: Accelerate Progress," constitutes an annual meeting to assess what has been achieved at national and regional levels to improve the situation of Tunisian women and defend their rights, to enhance the values of equality, citizenship and equal opportunities between genders, and to achieve the goals of sustainable development in this field. The statement pointed out Tunisia's determination to honour its commitments under international conventions and covenants, with the aim of stepping up its efforts to empower women, support their achievements and increase their contribution to global and sustainable development. Besides, the ministry underlined the choices adopted by Tunisia to set up mechanisms for the economic and social empowerment of women in general and priority cases in particular, as well as positive discrimination towards women when necessary for a better reality of Tunisian women and the family in particular and society in general, in addition to the relative rise in credits intended for economic empowerment programmes which will help increase the number of beneficiary women during 2024. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse