Meeting of the National Assembly-Civil Society Cooperation Platform (September)
On September 8, 2020, a regular meeting of the National Assembly and Civil Society Cooperation Platform was held. The meeting was devoted to the Beijing+25 processes and specifically focused on commitments undertaken by Armenia within the framework of the critical area of concern “Education and training of women” as well as the actual educational challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic considering the issue from the perspective of ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for women and men.
Participants of the meeting were members of the Parliament, representatives of the Government and state structures, representatives of civil society, and experts.
At the meeting, expert Lilit Zakaryan presented the report on alternative analysis of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for action in Armenia in relation to the area of concern “Education and training of women”. The report presented the general evaluation of achievements of the state policies aimed at ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for women and men in the area of education and training and of systemic issues over the past five years, as well as recommendations on improving the effectiveness of the NA and Government’s actions.
Find attached the presentation below and the link for the alternative analyses.
