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Date: 11th August 2026 Category: Press Release Jurisdiction: India, Central Government

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI MEETS - 11th August 2026 - Ministry of Women and Child Development - Gazette Notification PDF

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

On August 11, 2026, Smt. Annpurna Devi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, Government of India, met with a Parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Liberia at GPOA, Block 3, New Delhi. The delegation, led by Ms. Ellen-Attoh Wreh, comprised members of the Liberian Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia, alongside representatives from UN Women.

The delegation's visit to India, scheduled from August 10 to 15, 2026, is part of a South-South Peer Learning Mission. The mission is organized with the support of UN Women and funded by the Governments of India, Brazil, and South Africa via the IBSA Fund, which is administered by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

Key Discussion Points and Initiatives:

  • Women-Led Development: India briefed the delegation on its approach to viewing women as active agents of national development rather than passive recipients of welfare.
  • Legislative and Programmatic Commitments: The Minister highlighted India's focus on women’s political representation, leadership in local governance, and gender-responsive governance and budgeting.
  • Institutional Frameworks: Discussions covered institutional responses to violence against women and the development of the care economy.
  • Bilateral Cooperation: Both parties expressed a commitment to deepening cooperation between India and Liberia within the framework of South-South cooperation.

The meeting concluded with the presentation of a memento to the head of the Liberian delegation.

Reference Data:

  • Release ID: 2297652
  • Date of Meeting: 11 August 2026
  • Visitor Count: 467
  • Location: New Delhi, India

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Women and Child Development: The primary Indian government department hosting the delegation and showcasing India’s legislative and programmatic commitments to women-led development. Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia: The key parliamentary delegation visiting India to study best practices in women's political representation and gender-responsive governance. South-South Peer Learning Mission: The initiative under which the diplomatic exchange is conducted to share institutional responses to women's empowerment and the care economy. India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund: The financial mechanism that funded the mission, focused on fostering cooperation and knowledge sharing among developing nations. UN Women: The international organization that supported and organized the mission to facilitate peer learning between India and Liberia.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI MEETS PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA AND THE WOMEN’S LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS OF LIBERIA प्रव तथ: 11 AUG 2026 4:37PM by PIB Delhi The Minister of Women and Child Development, Government of India, Smt. Annpurna Devi, today met with a Parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Liberia, comprising Members of the Liberian Senate and the House of Representatives and members of the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia, led by Ms. Ellen-Attoh Wreh, along with representatives of UN Women, at GPOA, Block 3, New Delhi. The delegation is visiting India from 10 to 15 August 2026 on a South-South Peer Learning Mission, organised with the support of UN Women and funded by the Governments of India, Brazil and South Africa through the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund, administered by the United Nations Office for South- South Cooperation. During the meeting, the delegation was briefed on India’s key initiatives for women-led development. The Minister, Smt. Annpurna Devi, underlined India’s approach of viewing women as active agents of national development and highlighted India’s legislative, programmatic and institutional commitment to women’s empowerment — including in the areas of women’s political representation, gender-responsive governance and budgeting, institutional responses to violence against women, the care economy and women’s leadership in local governance. Both sides had a substantive exchange on areas of shared interestand expressed their commitment to deepening cooperation between the two countries within the framework of South-South cooperation. The meeting concluded with the presentation of a memento to the head of the Liberian delegation, followed by a group photograph. *** SS/PC (रलीज़ आईडी: 2297652) आगंतुक पटल : 467 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Marathi , Gujarati , Malayalam

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