INAUGURATION OF GENDER AND DISABILITY ELECTORAL WORKING GROUP (GDEWG) IN ECP
ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
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PRESS RELEASE
INAUGURATION OF GENDER AND
DISABILITY ELECTORAL WORKING GROUP (GDEWG) IN ECP
Islamabad, 01st March, 2016: The Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner inaugurated a first-ever Gender and Disability Electoral Working Group (GDEWG) and Gender section of the ECP library at the Election Commission Secretariat, Islamabad on 1st March, 2016, in order to enhance participation of women in the electoral process as voter, candidate, electoral administrators and observer. Hon’ble Members, Secretary and senior officers of Election Commission were also present on the occasion. Initially, GDEWG will be a one-year initiative which will work as a platform for gender reforms in electoral processes in 2016 wherein ECP will be working with Ministry of Human Rights, Minister of Law & Justice, Planning & Development Division, UNDP, IFES, DRI, ROZAN, RSPN, Oxfam G.B, Insan Foundation, Action Aid, Care International and Aurat Foundation. This working group will also strive for the increased participation of the disabled persons of the society into the electoral process by facilitating them in their registration as voters and casting of votes during elections.
On the occasion the Hon’ble CEC highlighted the importance of inclusion of marginalized segments of the society in the electoral process and said that ECP is committed to achieve the goal of gender equality in general elections 2018 in line with the Constitution of Pakistan, international human rights stan