{"id":7887,"date":"2024-03-31T12:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T12:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mowyca.nugmyanmar.org\/?p=7887"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:56:51","slug":"international-womens-day-commemoration-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mowyca.sjmyanmar.com\/en\/international-womens-day-commemoration-address\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day Commemoration Address"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7887\" class=\"elementor elementor-7887\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adee4fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adee4fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a00dc1\" data-id=\"3a00dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3350de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3350de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">March 8, 2024<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab68707\" data-id=\"ab68707\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-969a8c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"969a8c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f8c21\" data-id=\"02f8c21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b547e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b547e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Keynote addressed by<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Union Minister, Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Affairs,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">in commemorating International Women\u2019s Day<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">1. International Women&#8217;s Day (March <span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t83\/1\/16\/1f60e.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude0e\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women&#8217;s equality<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">2. For this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day, today, we celebrate with the slogan _Count Her In: Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress. It is crucial that accelerating women\u2019s leadership in combating violence against women and being used as weapons-of-war in conflicts, as well as be further invested with necessary financial resources, technical resources, and human resources.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">3. Women&#8217;s participation not only in world history but also in every political corner of Myanmar is the reason for today&#8217;s celebration proudly. Meanwhile, we solemnly witnessed and commemorate the women\u2019s bravery and sacrifices in the Spring Revolution of Myanmar. To date, there were 1,134 women and girls tortured and killed by the indiscriminate inhumanity of the military of which 280 were from the age group of 18 to 35 years old, and 215, under the age of 18. According to the statistics, 5339 women were arbitrarily arrested, detained and unjustly imprisoned, including 1118 young adult women under 35 years old and 114 girls under the age of eighteen.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">4. As for the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children\u2019s Affaiir of the interim National Unity Government of Myanmar, the following Programmes are being implemented in responding not only to the practical needs but also for the strategic needs of women and girls_<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Improving women&#8217;s leadership through capacity building trainings and supporting pregnant mothers,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Supporting women political prisoners with needs including to get lawyer and legal assistance,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Financial assistance and access to justice for women survivors of sexual violence,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Developing and implementation of policies for Women&#8217;s Rights Protection<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Providing and facilitating access to economic loans to restore business for recovery and rehabilitation<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 Campaigns on Special Days for women\u2019s rights and gender equality<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Moving forward, the ministry is prioritizing for<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 development and implementation of State\/Union level Gender Policy and<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u2022 developing guidelines for Women&#8217;s Peace and Security<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">5. As the Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Affairs, we sincerely appreciate and Thank you to all organizations, financiers, international organizations, and individuals who have supported this far in solidarity with the people of Myanmar. We urge the international community to continue investing in women and support for the establishment of a federal democratic union that Myanmar&#8217;s people yearn for.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Thank you.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 8, 2024\u00a0Keynote addressed byNaw Susanna Hla Hla Soe,Union Minister, Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Affairs,National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmarin commemorating International Women\u2019s Day1. International Women&#8217;s Day (March is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. 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