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The work of the Parliamentary Forum, which is part of the global conference "Women Deliver 2023", continues today in Kigali, Rwanda.
In her intervention on the role of parliamentary leadership in enacting legislation and mobilizing funding for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, Attalidou highlighted the significant achievements of the House of Representatives in this area. In particular, she noted the adoption of legislation on holistic sexuality education, support for educational authorities and NGOs to develop and implement holistic sexuality education programmes in schools and advocacy for the provision of age-appropriate information on sexual and reproductive health. She noted that the House of Representatives is promoting legislation to guarantee access to comprehensive reproductive health care services and is working with NGOs to ensure universal access to affordable contraceptive methods and family planning services. She stressed, moreover, that through parliamentary scrutiny, pressure is exerted on the executive to provide accessible and affordable reproductive health care.
Attalidou noted that the House of Representatives has passed legislation that addresses gender-based violence, discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment and supports the establishment of support services and legal protection for victims. She also stressed that through parliamentary interventions, legislation against hate speech is being promoted, which guarantees the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Attalidou pointed out that the active participation of MPs in international forums promotes the exchange of knowledge and best practices on sexual and reproductive health and rights and helps to mobilise international funding for the implementation of programmes that promote sexual and reproductive health worldwide and to shape decisions that ensure a better future for women and vulnerable groups.
Ms. Attalidou stressed the need to immediately address the remaining challenges in order to safeguard the women's gains achieved over the last 50 years in Cyprus, such as the under-representation of Cypriot women in decision-making centres, the influence of conservative groups on public opinion, which are opponents of sexual and reproductive rights and the under-funding of NGOs, which are active in this field.
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