Government is committed to the elimination of gender-based violence and abides by its obligation to espouse values that give women their due respect and dignity. It is crucial to encourage victims to take the first and most important step which is to report the act of violence and the perpetrator.
This was the gist of the message of the Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, External Communications and National Development Unit, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. He was speaking at a ceremony held yesterday at Octave Wiehé Auditorium in Réduit, in presence of the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Local Government and Outer Islands and Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, as well as other personalities.
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