By: Falestine Al-Remawi

RAMALLAH, November 22, 2011 (WAFA) - Women’s situation in Palestine has improved over the last few years, yet work and efforts are still needed to reach gender equality and ending injustice, agreed participants in a meeting on women held Tuesday in Ramallah.

The meeting was organized by UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, to launch the Arabic version of its first major report “Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice.” The report was officially launched in July in three languages -- English, French and Spanish.

It recognizes the positive progress made — 139 countries and territories now guarantee gender equality in their constitutions — but also shows that too often, women continue to experience injustice, violence and inequality in their home and working lives.

Chief Judge Fareed Al Jallad told WAFA that “Palestinian society made great strides in this area and women achieved immense progress. However, work for more progress must continue.”

He described the report as “amazing, which presented certain requirements that need great efforts.”

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