Summary of key facts and figures, case studies, initiatives, progress, challenges, needs and opportunities related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of the Nepal earthquake emergency response
In order to implement and disseminate the Common Charter of Demands by Women’s Groups, a Core Group has been formed consisting of representatives of eight women’s organisations. The issues of the Common Charter were shared and discussed in a CSO consultation led by the NGO Federation to agree on key issues to be raised during the Donors’ meeting on 25th June 2015. The Core Group submitted the Common Charter to Hon’ Mahendra Bahadur Pande, Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22nd June 2015, and to Hon’ Ranju Jha, Chairperson, Constituent Assembly Committee on Women, Children, Senior Citizens and Social Welfare on 21st June 2015. The Common Charter includes demands in the areas of: 1) women’s representation and leadership; 2) food security, shelter and sustainable livelihoods; 3) prevention of violence against women and girls, and 4) special programmes for women1