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MP SPEAKS | The last day of Parliament saw the announcement of the long-awaited creation of eight selected parliamentary committees (PSCs); key entities in a fully functioning parliamentary democracy.
However, we are disappointed to note the absence of the Special Select Committee on Gender Equality and Family Development, which clearly should be considered a front-line select committee.
Groups like the elderly, whose interests are discussed by the PSC, are particularly vulnerable. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, these vulnerable groups are even more exposed.
A report released this month by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) titled “Families on the Edge” examined 500 families, including 20% of which are women. female heads of household in PPR in KL, to determine the impacts of the motion control order (MCO) implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The report showed that women and children are …
