The President and members of the Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in the Family (ACPCF) express their shock and deepest sorrow for the unexpected loss of Zeta Emilianidou, Minister of Labour and Social Security, our Zeta for all of us, our colleagues and friends who worked with her over the years.
Our country is poorer for her unexpected loss. Cyprus has lost a great woman and politician. A fighter Minister who stood tall in the face of the country's difficult times with tenacity and determination, leaving behind a great work of innovative political reforms, such as the creation of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare, the Children's House, and the Women's House.
Zeta, as the Minister in charge of the SGBV, breathed new life into the work of the SGBV, putting high on the political agenda the issues of combating domestic violence, violence against women, and child abuse, culminating in the creation of the Women's House, an innovative hybrid government structure to serve women victims of violence and their dependents.
Have a safe journey, Zeta. The void you leave behind is hard to fill. SEPCBO will always feel immense gratitude, honor and pride for having worked with you over the years, with the promise to continue your work which is a heavy legacy for all of us.
Our sincere condolences to her family and loved ones.
(IK)
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