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SOURCE: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, December 29, 1999) 

"Myanmar women urged to preserve rights in accord with 
Myanmar?fs history, religious teachings, traditions and culture"
        
YANGON, 28 Dec - Myanmar National Working Committee for Women?fs Affairs of 
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a coordination 
meeting No 2/99 at the meeting hall of the ministry at 2 pm today, with an 
address by Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin 
Nyunt.

Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt said taking the lessons from the countries that 
were dominated by neo-colonialists, all should defend the nation from falling 
into servitude again. Due to the unrelenting national consolidation has been 
restored and peace is prevailing in almost all parts of the nation; the 
government is able to undertake nation-building tasks and border area 
development tasks in the entire nation.

In Myanmar, Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Red Cross Society, 
Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Nurses Association, Myanmar National 
Committee for Women?fs Affairs and Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association are 
striving to realize their aims. The 3rd of July, the day on which MNWCWA was 
formed has been designated as Myanmar Women?fs Day.

Throughout the successive eras, Myanmar women have enjoyed equal rights with 
men; they have taken part in tasks benefiting the race, religion and nation 
together with men; thus, Myanmar women are endowed with brilliant 
intellectual ability, good experiences and the spirit of self-reliance.

The government has acknowledged and is uplifting the strength of women in 
nation-building tasks. It is encouraging to see the significant progress in 
the all-round ability of women.

Myanmar National Committee for Women?fs Affairs has six separate bodies under 
it in undertaking tasks to develop the women in all sectors.

The committee is conducting health education talks for young women, workshops 
on health for women, basic on-job courses, basic accountancy courses and 
domestic science courses to enable the women to earn more money. It is also 
disbursing loans to women, undertaking research on women?fs life 
and:explaining the committee?fs functions to other welfare organizations.

The Working Group for Preventing Violence Against Women is rendering free 
advocating services for women victims of violence, giving encouragement and 
protection and conducting workshops and seminars on preventing violence 
against women. Especially, it is striving to let young Myanmar women 
understand the value of metta and cetena, and to enable them to love and 
preserve the traditions and culture.

In the international relations, the committee is working in accord with the 
Declaration of the Fourth Women?fs Conference (Beijing), sending women 
delegates abroad to attend meetings, seminars or workshops, contributing 
articles on Myanmar women?fs sector to international magazines and holding 
workshops in coordination with the UN.

As Myanmar women have already enjoyed their rights, efforts are being made 
for further progress of their rights. It should be made known to the world 
that Myanmar women will preserve their rights in accord with the Myanmar?fs 
history, teachings of the religion and traditions, and culture.

As those who are against the Myanmar?fs interests are trying to spread false 
information and data on Myanmar, women should take part in getting the world 
know Myanmar?fs true conditions and facts.

Thus the committee should make efforts for further progress of the women?fs 
rights, their socio-economic life, to uplift the ability of women in 
upholding and safe guarding the lineage, traditions and culture, dignity and 
moral conducts and for the emergence of the women force on which the nation 
can rely.

In conclusion, the Secretary-l urged the committee to strive from their 
sector for the emergence of a peaceful, pleasant, developed and modern 
nation; to strive in harmony with other social associations such as MMCWA, 
MRCS and Myanmar Auxiliary Fire Brigade for progress of education, health, 
social sectors of the nation and to give the straight forward and correct 
leadership to the brilliant women force of the nation.

Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt then presented K 100,000 donated by NHC to MNWCWA.

Chairman of the committee Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa also gave a speech.

A general round of discussions followed.

The meeting ended with concluding remarks by Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa.

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Mg Myanmar
A Myanmar citizen who loves Myanmar

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