The event was attended by Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva, UN Deputy Secretary General, Director General of the UN Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya, Head of the Communications and Information Policy Sector of the Executive Office of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva, Acting Permanent Coordinator of the UN and Head of the UNICEF Office in Uzbekistan Munir Mammadzade, Head of the European Union Mission in Uzbekistan, Charlotte Adrian, representatives of relevant government agencies and the non-governmental sector, experts from international organizations, as well as media representatives and bloggers.
The conference discussed such topical topics as the need for effective coordination of agencies in countering gender-based violence, the role of the profile committee on women's Affairs in the institutional protection of women's rights, mechanisms for the protection of women by law enforcement agencies.
In her speech, T. Narbayeva focused the attention of ministers in the field of education, first of all, on the issue of "ensuring continuity at all stages of the education system - from kindergarten to higher education. In close cooperation with each other, we must establish the education of our children on gender equality, intolerance to violence and awareness of other areas of the Sustainable Development Goals through interesting programs. In this way we will achieve the upbringing of a comprehensively developed harmonious personality. That's when we won't need rehabilitation centers, helplines," she highlighted.
The participants of the event considered ensuring guarantees of equal rights of women and men in the activities of the media, in particular, all angles, starting from gender personnel parity and up to the submission of information. As a result of the conference, a roadmap for combating violence in Uzbekistan has been developed, the information service of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.
