The Council of Native Affairs, which is part of the State Local Government and Housing Ministry, has formed a special committee to look into underage marriages
Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister, Datuk Shahelmey Yahya (pic), said efforts to empower women need to be streamlined because women are seen as the driving force for human capital development, including the economic aspect of the country
Published on: Saturday, March 13, 2021
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Shahelmey posing for a group photo with Jannie and the Pacos Trust team and others.
Kota Kinabalu: Pacos Trust hopes the GRS-led State Government will protect children’s rights by implementing programmes that were previously adopted through inter-departmental consultations and collaborative programmes with non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
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At the courtesy visit to Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Shahelmey Yahya, Thursday, a team from Pacos Trust together with Kapayan Assemblywoman Jannie Lasimbang briefed Assistant Minister Flovia Ng, Sabah Women Affairs Department (Jhewa) Director Rosnah Kuyung, Sabah Social Services Director Jais Asri, and other officers from the Ministry.