Ahead of International Women's Day on the 8th of this month, an event was held in wartime Ukraine with support from the Japanese government to encourage the active participation of women.
In Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, securing human resources for emergency support and reconstruction has become an issue, and women's participation in various fields is becoming more important.
Against this backdrop, on the 5th, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), with the support of the Japanese government, held an event in the capital, Kiiv, to promote the active participation of women, and at the beginning, Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda said, ``The active participation of women is important.'' "Leadership is essential to the reconstruction of this country and the maintenance of peace," he said in his greeting.
The event was attended by many female employees of Ukrainian government agencies, and one woman who works for the Emergency Situation Agency said that at the beginning of the invasion, she was able to concentrate on her work because she was able to evacuate her family to a safe location first. , emphasized the need for support that includes families.
Additionally, a person in charge of a government agency that accepts legal consultations said that in the two years since the military invasion, the number of consultations from women about missing family members and domestic violence has increased by 30%, and that something needs to be done. There were also reports that it was.
A female police officer who visited Japan last year to learn how to respond to the Great East Japan Earthquake also participated in the event, saying, ``I don't think there is any longer a profession that is only for men. We need to spread that understanding.'' Ta.