The Minister of Justice and Public Order Anna Koukkidi Prokopiou had a meeting with members of the Gender Budget Integration Platform at noon.
During the meeting the importance for Cyprus of fully integrating the gender dimension in all policies and their inclusion in the state budget was stressed.
The Minister of Justice, after assuring the Platform members of her support on all issues related to the gender dimension, noted that the Ministry of Justice can propose policies which, in cooperation with the other ministries, can be included in the action plan on gender issues.
Mrs Prokopiou also stressed that the Ministry of Justice has a department that promotes gender equality issues. She added that the new government attaches particular importance to the issue and for this reason it has submitted a bill, which was approved by the cabinet, according to which the Equality Commissioner coordinates and supervises all issues related to gender equality.
The Minister of Justice also pointed out that other organisations should be registered in the national organisation for equality and that there is an intention to enrich the programmes with specific criteria.
On behalf of the Cyprus Gender Budget Integration Platform, Mary Pyrgou stressed the importance of gender mainstreaming in the state budget and thanked the Minister of Justice for her support.
(MX/SX)
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