Plan to back govt meet gender-equality commitments finalised

A PLAN to support the Government meet its gender-equality commitments was finalised in Port Moresby last week.
Representatives of the government, community-service organisations and the private sector met to develop the Australian government’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development country plan (2019 to 2022).
The plan would guide Australia’s investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment through the Pacific Women programme in Papua New Guinea.
Pacific Women supports 23 activities in Papua New Guinea to promote women’s leadership, increase economic empowerment for women, strengthen the national response to violence against women and provide expanded support services.
The activities are run by community groups, local and international non-government organisations and multilateral organisations promoting gender equality in PNG.
Australia and Papua New Guinea committed around K230 million to Pacific Women activities in the country in a 10-year programme.