State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs (Azerbaijan)
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- Bahar Muradova, Chair
- Aynur Sofiyeva, Deputy Chair
| Azərbaycan Respublikasının Ailə, Qadın və Uşaq Problemləri üzrə Dövlət Komitəsi | |
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| Formed | February 6, 2006 |
| Headquarters | 40 Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street, Government House, Gate III, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic AZ1000 |
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| Website | www.scfwca.gov.az |
The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Ailə, Qadın və Uşaq Problemləri üzrə Dövlət Komitəsi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of activities for the protection of rights of women and children and overseeing activities of non-governmental organizations involved in family in Azerbaijan Republic. The ministry is headed by Bahar Muradova.[1]
On January 14, 1998, the State Committee on Women’s Affairs was established by Presidential Decree. On February 6, 2006, the committee expanded with additional duties for the solution of problems of families and children, thus being re-established as the State Committee for Family, Women, and Children Affairs.[2] Since its inception, the committee has promoted independence of women in civil societies in terms of earning for living and functioning while the lead family providers are away.[3]
Structure
In close cooperation with NGO Alliance for Children Rights, the committee has worked on combating domestic violence in the democratic society, an education campaign conducted among the children needed in special care for prevention of violence, suicide attempts, human trafficking, children's crimes, exploitation of child labor, early marriages, and harmful habits, as well as for getting the religious knowledge'.[4]
