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Speakers also raised school safety, indirect schooling costs, literacy, and the content of sexuality education."},{"key":"human-trafficking","label":"Trafficking in Persons and Exploitation","description":"The proceeding covered trafficking of women and girls for labor and sexual exploitation, including cross-border trafficking and the functioning of the national anti-trafficking framework. Questions also addressed victim identification, prosecutions, protection services, and the legal treatment of prostitution and exploiters."},{"key":"economic-empowerment","label":"Women’s Economic Empowerment","description":"Participants discussed women’s access to finance, land, entrepreneurship support, employment protections, and social security. Special attention was given to rural women, women in the informal economy, and the use of targeted measures to strengthen women’s economic autonomy."},{"key":"women-peace-security","label":"Women, Peace and Security","description":"The impact of insecurity in the Savanes region was a recurring concern, particularly for displaced and refugee women and girls. The discussion linked humanitarian protection, housing, resilience programs, and access to essential services with Togo’s women, peace and security agenda."},{"key":"gender-based-violence","label":"Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices","description":"A major topic was the prevention and punishment of domestic, sexual, and other gender-based violence, alongside support for victims. Participants also addressed harmful social norms and practices such as child marriage, widowhood rites, and the lack of shelters, protection orders, and coordinated data systems."},{"key":"nationality-registration","label":"Nationality and Civil Registration","description":"The committee and delegation discussed women’s equal rights in nationality matters, including the ability to confer nationality to children and foreign spouses. Another focus was practical barriers to birth registration and identity documents for rural, poor, disabled, refugee, and migrant women and girls."},{"key":"sexual-reproductive-health","label":"Sexual and Reproductive Health","description":"Speakers addressed maternal health, contraception, prenatal care, universal health coverage, and access to sexual and reproductive health services. This included concern about adolescent pregnancy, women affected by conflict or displacement, and the need for better health access for vulnerable groups."},{"key":"anti-discrimination-justice","label":"Anti-Discrimination Law and Access to Justice","description":"Speakers discussed Togo's constitutional and legal reforms on equality and non-discrimination, as well as remaining gaps in implementation. The dialogue also focused on legal aid, women’s ability to seek remedies, fear of reprisals, and the need for better gender-disaggregated data and stronger judicial access."},{"key":"women-political-participation","label":"Women’s Political Participation","description":"Members examined women’s representation in elected office, public administration, diplomacy, and traditional leadership. The discussion included quotas, temporary special measures, campaign support, and barriers such as intimidation, unequal financing, and discriminatory social norms."}]}}