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Gender Advisory Committee
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Sexual harassment;
Sexual violence;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2004
Brief Description
The Gender Advisory Committee (GAC) was established in 2004 to provide strategic oversight for the development of a National Policy for Gender Equality through the agency of the national machinery, the Bureau of Women's Affairs.
In 2010, the GAC has developed, with the Bureau of Women's Affairs, the National Policy for Gender Equality (2011-2015).
In 2010, the GAC has developed, with the Bureau of Women's Affairs, the National Policy for Gender Equality (2011-2015).
Source of Information
Gender Advisory Committee
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