Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya will tomorrow Thursday, 25 February brief the media on South Africa’s participation in the 54th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the status of women to be held in New York from 1 to 12 March.
South Africa is sending a top-level delegation of women ministers, deputy ministers and senior officials to represent the country at the meeting. The meeting is to review progress in improving the status of women 15 years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration in 1995. The meeting will also focus on economic empowerment and challenges of violence faced by women worldwide.
The media is invited to this briefing which will also provide progress report on the work of the Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 25 February
Time: 10h00
Venue: Room 153 - Union Buildings, Pretoria
Enquiries:
Lionel Adendorf
Cell: 082 554 6520
Issued by: The Presidency
24 February 2010
