Sri Lanka
Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women Parliamentarians' Caucus January 2006
About
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Nature
Permanent or temporary (ad-hoc)
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No information available
- Themes
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Women's caucus
Women's caucus
- Formal or informal
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Formal
- The caucus is open to male MPs
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No
- The caucus is cross-party
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No
- There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
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- Issues dealt with by the caucus
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- 1. Increasing the participation of women in politics. 2. Safeguarding women's rights and gender equality. 3. Preventing violations and harassment of all kinds against women. 4. Looking into the welfare of women workers, including migrant workers. 5. Alleviating poverty among underprivileged women and widows and providing them with vocational training and facilities. 6. Improving education for women. 7. Looking into women's health-related problems. 8. Providing legal aid and counselling. 9. Enacting legislation for the betterment of women 10. Contributing to development of the country in general.
- The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
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Yes
- The caucus has a communication plan
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Yes
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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No information available
- Phone
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No information available
- Fax number
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No information available
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No information available
- Web site
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No information available