IBSA women’s forum meet organised

Minister for women and child development Krishna Tirath on Thursday signed the fifth India Brazil South Africa (IBSA) women’s forum resolution here. Panelists at the stakeholder’s consultations of the IBSA women’s forum discussed the processes that could further strengthen the ongoing efforts of gender budgeting at all levels of governance. The participants engaged in intensive dialogues centering on the challenges of developing convergence action plans and mechanisms for translating gender commitments into budgetary allocations amongst the partner countries.  The panel discussions for the forum concluded with the session on the role of women in the post 2015 development agenda, which addressed structural inequalities which persist for women and explored the many ways to make available the necessary resources to create sustainable and effective action on gender equality and empowerment. Participants from member countries stressed the need for greater engagement of women as equal partners in the global developmental processes, where they are regularly consulted on what they see as priorities for the development of their communities.