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‘The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) recommended the South Korean government on the 3rd, local time, to withdraw its plan to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and immediately appoint a Minister of Gender Equality.’,
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‘The Committee is a body that oversees the smooth implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979.’,
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‘South Korea, which acceded to the Convention in December 1984, has been submitting national reports to the UN every four years on policy achievements in related fields.’,
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‘Our government delegation, composed of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, participated in the review of South Korea’s national report on the 9th Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held in Geneva, Switzerland last month.’,
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‘In its final opinion on the South Korean national report released that day, the Committee pointed out its concerns about the abolishment of the Ministry of Gender Equality and stated that they recommend retracting the clause on the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and appointing a Minister immediately. The Committee also recommended maintaining the functions of the Ministry of Gender Equality in any form of organizational restructuring.’,
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‘The Committee expressed that the push to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality could be seen as regressing from the final opinion of the committee, which had emphasized the importance of the role and reinforcement of resources of the Ministry of Gender Equality. They also voiced concerns about the limited involvement of women’s organizations in drafting national plans for women’s development.’,
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‘The Committee further urged the significant expansion of human, technical, and financial resources of the Ministry of Gender Equality and enhancing the capacity of its staff.’,
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‘The Committee demanded additional reporting within two years on setting specific timelines for enacting comprehensive anti-discrimination laws, introducing a non-consensual rape crime, and establishing effective relief measures for victims of the Japanese military comfort women issue.’,
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‘The Ministry of Gender Equality stated that the aim of the ministry’s abolishment was to more efficiently promote gender equality policies and expressed regret that the Committee’s recommendations included the disapproval, despite the fact that the bill regarding the ministry’s abolishment that the government is pursuing is not the one pointed out by the UN.’,
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‘They emphasized that the appointment of ministers by government agencies is the exclusive right of the President as the appointing authority, and it is not a matter to be clarified by international organizations.’,
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