Women co-architects of post-independence welfare state
‘Women and Child Affairs Minister Chandrani Bandara, this week said that in Sri Lanka, women were the co-architects of Sri Lanka’s post-independence welfare state, which ensured free education and healthcare for all citizens.
The Minister, delivering Sri Lanka’s country statement at the 62nd Commission for the Status of Women on March 13, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said that, “the government of Sri Lanka recognizes gender equality and empowerment as a priority area, which issues are addressed through the Constitution and by meeting treaty obligations.”
The Minister was in New York from March 12 -16 attending the Sixty Second Session of the Commission for the Status of Women being held from March 12-23 at the United Nations Head Quarters. Sri Lanka’s del...