22 Mar 2021, 15:54
The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence will discuss gender equality and the impact of Covid-19 at a meeting in Committee Room 4, Leinster House tomorrow, Tuesday, 23 March at 9.30am.
Representatives from Dóchas, GOAL, Christian Aid Ireland, Irish Family Planning Association, UNFPA, AB Colombia and Plan International in Jordan will appear virtually before the Committee for the discussion.
Committee Chairman Charlie Flanagan TD said: “There is evidence at home and globally that the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and girls. The Committee welcomes tomorrow’s engagement with a number of organisation’s working on the frontline to discuss the on-going response to Covid-19 and to hear and discuss the impact of the pandemic on girls’ education, displacement, conflict and reproductive health.”
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