Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 5 March, Chairperson of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis on Women and Gender Equality Malika Kadirkhanova held a meeting with a delegation led by the Acting Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Uzbekistan Anas Fayyad Karman.

It should be noted that projects are being implemented jointly with UNDP aimed at ensuring gender equality and increasing the social and political activity of women.

During the meeting, the progress of the implementation of the joint project “Achieving equality by supporting the implementation of the National Gender Strategy of Uzbekistan”, implemented by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the UN Development Program, was discussed, and prospects for cooperation were outlined.

It was noted that last year in Uzbekistan, a Concept for studying the future prospects of gender equality and the empowerment of women (Foresight) was developed, a national expert group was formed, master classes and surveys were conducted for the Customs Committee within the framework of the global program “Gender Equality Sign for Government institutions”, and also developed monitoring of implementation and target indicators (sub-indicators) of the gender strategy.

During the dialogue, the main directions of the project for 2024 were discussed. The main attention is paid to increasing the potential of members of the National Platform of Women Leaders, as well as women leaders in the reserve, strengthening their activity in political life, as well as improving the leadership qualities of representatives of political parties and local Kengashes.

In addition, during the conversation, views were exchanged on strengthening cooperation in the implementation of the Strategy for Achieving Gender Equality in the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030, and issues of jointly implemented projects and participation in international events were discussed.