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implementation of laws on women, children
and juveniles; to check the records of local statutes relating
to women, children and juveniles and to deal with people's
letters about women, children and juveniles. The people's
congresses, at various levels in provinces, autonomous regions
and municipalities directly under the Central Government,
have corresponding institutions for guaranteeing the rights
and interests of women and children.
National
Working Committee on Women and Children under the State Council
Founded
on February 22, 1990, the National Working Committee on Women
and Children (NWCWC) is a co-ordination and discussion organization
through which the State Council plays a role in work relating
to children and women. It is responsible for urging government
departments to implement various laws, policies, statutes,
and measures relating to children and women and to develop
their causes.
The NWCWC is made
up of ministers and NGO leaders from 32 ministries and organizations.
The basic functions of the NWCWC are: to co-ordinate and promote
various government departments' work on the protection of
the rights and interests of children and women; to co-ordinate
and promote the establishment and implementation of women
and child development programs; to co-ordinate and promote
the government departments concerned to provide the necessary
manpower, money and materials for work on children and
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