11. September 2009
Parliamentarians from Asia commit themselves to involve men in prevention of violence against women and girls
The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) and UNFPA are working together to mobilise male parliamentarians of Asia-Pacific to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls through and by engaging men and boys.
Several programmes have been developed to achieve this goal. One of them was a consultative meeting of male parliamentarians in Bangkok from 6-7 September where a Standing Committee of Male Parliamentarians was constituted under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Sir Dr Puka Temu, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, with a membership of male parliamentarians from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal and the Philippines.
This will be followed by a parliamentarian session on 18 October during the 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Beijing, China and at the Asia-Pacific Women Parliamentarians’ and Ministers’ Conference to be held in November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.