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In achieving development goals:

'Gender equality and women's empowerment important'

"As a developing country, gender equality and women's empowerment are extremely important in achieving millennium development goals in SAARC countries," Child Development and Women's Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadda said.

Gender issues in SAARC countries are the most discussed topics in the South Asian Region. The single data and information pool on gender issues for the SAARC countries created by the SAARC and UNIFEM, would be very helpful to solve these issues and it should be appreciated, he added.

The SAARC Secretariat has made arrangements to prepare a data system on male and female ratios with the aim of making a sustainable development, based on gender equality.

Minister Karaliyadda was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the SAARC Gender Information Base (SGIB's) sixth review meeting, which was held at Hotel Ramada in Colombo, yesterday.

A joint initiative between SAARC and UN WOMEN, the two day meeting was to conclude today.

The minister acknowledged the valuable contribution made by the SAARC member state's officials, UN Women representatives and many others, to wards developing a SGIB during the last two years and he also appreciated its decision management and gender policy planning as well.

They are to examine and review the progress that had been made so far in developing SGIB in their countries at this meeting.

They will have the opportunity to share their own experiences with other participants of SAARC countries and also be able to further refine their individual gender information base through this meeting.

Child Development and Women's Affairs Deputy Minister N.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Ministry Secretary Sumithra Rahubadda and a number of foreign delegates from SAARC countries participated at this meeting.

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