๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐
The Legislative Committee, the Human Rights & Foreign Relations Committee, and the Social and Cultural Committee of the National Assembly held a joint consultation meeting with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at the Gyelyong Tshogkhang 0n 25 April 2025.
The meeting was held in response to a formal request from the UNFPA Bhutan Country Office, which expressed appreciation for the ongoing engagement with Members of Parliament and sought further dialogue on issues related to the rights and protection of women and girls in Bhutan.
The consultation focused on reviewing selected provisions of the Penal Code of Bhutan, 2004, Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2011, and Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2021 relevant to women and girls. UNFPA representatives shared their views and recommendations, reaffirming their commitment to supporting Bhutanโs efforts in strengthening legal protections and promoting gender equality.
The UNFPA also acknowledged the positive collaboration with Parliament and emphasized the importance of continued partnership in advancing inclusive development and legal reform aligned with national and international goals.
The meeting reflects the ongoing efforts by Parliament to engage with stakeholders and development partners to ensure informed, inclusive, and well-considered legislative processes.
