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At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

On 16 April 2024, the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity (MEGA) published the evaluation report on the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Promotion of the Rights of LGBTI People (PAN LGBTI), adopted in 2018.

At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, attended the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York from 10 to 13 March 2024.

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, has dedicated her ministerial agenda for 8 March 2024 exclusively to International Women's Day. Convinced of the cross-disciplinary nature of equality, the Minister chose to involve all her portfolios in the day's planning.

On 4 March 2024, the Government Council adopted the 17th interim report on gender statistics in decision-making bodies.

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, attended the informal meeting of EU Ministers for Gender Equality in Brussels on 26-27 February.

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, and Prof. Jens Kreisel, Rector of the University of Luxembourg, have signed an agreement announcing the third collaboration between the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity (MEGA), the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and Research Luxembourg on the "Women and Girls in Science 2024" campaign.

As part of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Minister of Equality between Women and Men, Taina Bofferding spoke at the debate on "Women, Peace and Security" ahead of the 25th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325.

On this International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on 6 February, it is important to recall that for Luxembourg, such a serious violation of gender equality and such an extreme form of gender violence is unacceptable and will never be tolerated.

On 25 January, the Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Taina Bofferding, and the Secretary General of the National Research Fund (FNR) and official representative of Research Luxembourg, Marc Schiltz, signed an agreement for the second edition of the awareness-raising campaign "Women and Girls in Research".

On 11 June 2023, voters will renew all communal councils in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The main dates for this election and the major changes compared to the last communal elections were the focus of a press conference held today at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Minister of Equality between Women and Men, Taina Bofferding, launched the new information and awareness campaign called "Sexismus: Erkenn et. Schwätz et un. Stopp et!" on 23 November 2022, in attendance of Caterina Bolognese, Head of the Gender Equality Division of the Directorate General of Democracy at the Council of Europe.

This is the third time in a row, after 2017 and 2018, that the Ministry of Equality between Women and Men supports the "Orange Week 2019". With many public buildings lit in orange and several information- and awareness events, the subject of violence against women and girls will be put at the center of the public interest.