ISLAMABAD, : The speakers and the participants at the 16th Annual Rural Women Conference on the International Rural Women Day here Sunday urged the government to devise effective mechanisms involving communities, while taking into account innovative solutions utilizing digital technologies.
15 October is celebrated as International Rural Women Day every year according to the UN General Assembly’s resolution A/RES/62/136 of 18 December 2007. Through the resolution, the member states recognized the significance of the role that is played by the rural women admitting their contributions in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and end poverty.
Culminating on Tuesday, 17th October, the Conference will hold award distribution ceremony by celebrating the successes of the rural women who are participating actively in the three-day conference representing 150 plus districts of the country.
PODA’s 3-day conference is a regular feature in Islamabad since 2008. The theme of the ongoing conference is “Stop Child Marriages for Sustainable Development, Climate and Democracy”.
“Due to lack of official identity (ID), girls are deprived of their fundamental human rights including right to legal identity, citizenship, education, marriage, reproductive health, inheritance, government assistance, services and lead a dignified life as these are the rights enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan,” said Sameena Nazir who is a Founder and President of PODA.
Birth registration helps to decreasing the risks of child marriage, child labor and children being treated as adults in the criminal justice system, she said.
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