A special discussion was held between two representatives of KAS (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung) and representatives of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus on the activities of the Asian Women Parliamentarians Caucus and the program for young politicians to be held in Sri Lanka in August, Parliament Media Division said yesterday.
The discussion was held in Parliament recently under the patronage of Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj, who is the Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus, and the Minister joined the discussion online. Representing the KAS (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung), Mortiz Matthias Fink, Deputy Director of the institution, and Megha Sharma, Program Manager of the institution, were present the discussion.
Speaking at the event, the Chairperson of the Caucus, Minister Paulraj, said that it was a special opportunity for the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka to hold the Annual Meeting of the Asian Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus in Sri Lanka in October 2023, under the leadership of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka, in association with KAS. She said that she would like to express her special gratitude to KAS for its generous support. She further said that there are 22 women members of the current Parliament, and 20 of them, including herself, are new members representing Parliament for the first time. Therefore, she appreciated the support received from the Asian Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus and KAS to exchange new knowledge.
KAS Deputy Director Matthias Fink said that he hopes that the program to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in August will be a more successful program.
KAS Program Manager Sharma said that she appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus in the Tenth Parliament, just as she collaborated with the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus in the Ninth Parliament. She also said that she will invite the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka for the upcoming program of the Annual Meeting of the Asian Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus to be held in Mongolia.
MP Dr. Kaushalya Ariyaratne said that she joined the first meeting of the Asian Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus this year online and that a discussion was held online on gender-based violence and strategic methods to mitigate it.MPs Sagarika Athauda, Oshani Umanga, Krishnan Kalaichelvi, Thushari Jayasinghe and Hiruni Wijesinghe joined online.
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