Government: Establishment of the first national committee to address the phenomenon of female circumcision
– Preparation of the first draft of the draft law "National Fund for the Welfare of Egyptian Women"
Dr. Mostafa Madbouli, Prime Minister, Dr. Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women, met with the President of Sisi during the celebration of the Egyptian Woman and the Ideal Mother in March..
Nader Saad, the official spokesman for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, said: "Dr. Maya Morsi reviewed the most important achievements of the National Council for Women in implementation of the President's mandates. A draft law was prepared to criminalize the marriage of minors. The government responded to the proposal. Child marriage "to the House of Representatives.
The head of the National Council for Women explained that the first draft of the draft law "National Fund for the Welfare of Egyptian Women" has been prepared according to what the President of the Republic has directed on a fund for Egyptian women. The fund aims to provide care for women in all social, political, economic, health and educational fields and to support and increase their contribution to the plans. In particular the assistance of state agencies in the establishment of service and development projects for women, and to contribute to the establishment and financing of a number of programs and projects, including documentation of documents and National ID cards, safety certificates for pregnant women, medical care, health insurance, early detection and treatment of tumors, and contribution to the financing of awareness programs for the maintenance and organization of the family.
The programs and projects include participation in awareness initiatives for specific issues approved by the Board of Trustees, support of divorced elderly women, support for the disabled and their families and mothers with disabilities, as well as granting good or concessional loans to the most needy and needy women, In addition to supporting the basic needs of women prisoners and setting up exhibitions for the marketing of women. Tjat women in all branches of the provinces, as well as contributing to the provision of processing the most needy groups, and participate in honoring the ideals of mothers and supervising models for rural women and pioneers, as well as any other programs or projects approved by the Board of Trustees for the purposes of the Fund.
Dr. Maysa praised the government's announcement of the implementation of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Survey, in accordance with the President's directives, pointing out that the National Council for Women is ready to provide assistance in community awareness and delivery of messages to women through door-to-door campaigns..
She explained that the National Council for Women has already submitted a draft law to amend some provisions of the mandate of money in personal status laws, in order to reduce the burden on women most involved in financial transactions for minors, to take custody of her minor children and facilitate procedures in the prosecution and courts, , And sent to the House of Representatives.
The Ministry of Higher Education, in the context of combating violence against women, was to issue a decision to generalize the establishment of units to receive complaints of violence against women in universities , Where there are currently 18 units at the level of all universities.
She stressed that in the context of confronting the phenomenon of female genital mutilation, the first national committee to confront this phenomenon was established by the National Council for Women, the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood and the membership of a number of concerned bodies. The establishment of this committee will unite efforts to eliminate FGM.
And commended the approval of the Council of Ministers on a draft law amending some provisions of the Penal Code with regard to maintenance, "where it was provided that everyone who has a judicial ruling enforceable payment of maintenance for his wife or relatives or flowers or custody or nursing or housing and declined to pay with his ability The penalty shall not be brought against him except on the basis of a complaint from the concerned party. If he is brought up again after a second conviction for this crime, his sentence shall be a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or one of these two penalties. Imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.
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