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National Working Committee on Children and
Women Under the State Council
        Founded on February 22, l990, the National Working Committee on Children and Women Under the State Council (NWCCW) is a coordination and discussion organization through which the State Council plays a role in the work on children and women. It is responsible for urging the government departments to carry out various laws, policies, statutes, and measures about children and women and developing their causes.
        The NWCCW is made up of ministers from 32 ministries and commissions, including the State Development Planning Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance, as well as