Kathmandu, Aug 29: The Women, Children, Senior Citizen and Social Welfare Committee under Legislature-Parliament honoured women rights activist Bandana Rana who was recently elected a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW).
Chairperson of the Committee Ranju Kumari Jha, feting Rana, on Sunday, expressed confidence she would be successful in raising the issues on women and cases of violence against women in the country at the international level.
Jha also shared her concern over the dismal representation of women in the Council of Ministers. She however argued that the constitution endows equal rights to men and women.
Secretary of the National Information Commission Sharad Bista commended Rana for securing accolades and prestige for Nepal at the international level.
Similarly, Joint-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bharatraj Poudel shared that the government of Nepal had thrown a lot of weight over Rana for her selection in the Committee.
On the occasion, Rana shed lights on her works in the sector of violence-victim women and children. She is the first ever Nepali to be elected to the UN CEDAW. RSS
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