# The minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has urged the national council on gender-based violence and femicide to turn government commitments into action. Following the council’s inaugural meeting, Chikunga told the media, the council’s work must ensure laws and commitments translate into real protection for women and girls, survivors receive support and perpetrators are held accountable:
Minister Chikunga says new GBVF council must turn commitments into action [SOUND]
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