Minister Luveni Delivers Statement at UN

Minister Luveni Delivers Statement
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The Minister for Women, Dr Jiko Luveni, delivered Fiji’s Statement at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010. In her statement, the Minister reiterated Fiji’s unwavering support for the Beijing Platform for Action, which provides an international benchmark for national initiatives.

 Dr Luveni also highlighted a number of important laws recently gazetted by the Government to ensure the protection of women and children and improve their status in society.

The Minister was accompanied by the Director for Women, Mrs Salote Radrodro, at the annual meeting of women.

Read the full statement here and view the webcast video here.