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Office of the Status of Women
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
1997
Brief Description
The Office of the Status of Women (OSW) was established in 1997 and is located in the Office of the Presidency.

The functions of the OSW include:
  • Developing a national gender policy;
  • Promoting affirmative action in government;
  • Supporting government bodies to integrate a gender perspective in all policies and programmes;
  • Organising gender training for government departments and assisting different government departments to work together on issues, particularly pertaining to gender; and
  • A national office which is complemented by provincial offices and the Gender Focal Points.
Source of Information
Response to the Note Verbale for the Secretary-General's study 2005.
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