(b) A Decade of Restoration of Democracy and Women’s Human Rights: On the occasion of the 91st International Women’s Day, the Women’s Human Rights protection and promotion committee of the Commission and the Mainstreaming Gender Equity Program jointly organized on Fagun 24, 2057 BS a discussion program and an exhibition of photographs, books, bulletins and various other publications on children’s and women’s rights. The discussion program "A Decade of Restoration of Democracy and Women’s Human Rights" focused on the economic, social and political situation of Nepalese women following the restoration of democracy, discriminatory laws prevailing in the country and the commitments expressed in the international instruments ratified/acceded to by Nepal. The program, inaugurated by the chief guest Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Mr. Keshav Prasad Upadhyay, was presided over by the Chairperson of the Commission Mr. Nayan Bhadur Khatri. Member of the Commission Ms. Indira Rana, during her welcome speech, highlighted the aims and objectives of the program. The program was addressed by Ms. Kamala Pant, Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Mr. Binaya Dhoj Chand, the then Chief Whip of the Nepali congress, Narahari Acharya, the then spokesperson of the Nepali congress, Ms. Sahana Pradhan Chairperson of the CPN (ML), Ms. Vidya Devi Bhandari, parliamentarian of the CPN (UML), Roshen Karki of (RPP), Ms. Urmila Shrestha, Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Dr. Shanta Thapaliya, Dr. Meena Acharya, Ms. Bharati Silwal Giri, and Advocate Ms. Sapana Pradhan Malla. (c) The Forthcoming Budget and Gender Sensitivity: A discussion program on "The Forthcoming Budgets Gender Sensitivity" was jointly organized on Chaita 16 2057 B.S. by the Women’s Human Rights Protection and Promotion Committee of the Commission and the Mainstreaming Gender Equality Program. The program had the aim of making the forthcoming budget gender sensitive, at a time when the government budget for the year 2001/2002 was being prepared. The program, presided over by the Member of the Commission Dr. Gaurishankar Lal Das, had as its chief guest the Vice-chair person of the National Planning Commission Mr. Prithivi Raj Ligal. Member of the Commission Ms. Indira Rana, during her welcome speech, highlighted the aims and objectives of the programs. Presenting a paper at the program, economists Dr. Bal Gopal Vaidya and Dr. Chandra Bhadra reviewed the women development program and the government budget of the previous year, Ms. Sahana Pradhan, Chairperson of the CPN (ML), Dr. Pushpa Shrestha, Dr. Lila Pathak, Dr. Bina Pradhan, Mr. Gyanendra Shrestha, Ms. Sangita Thapa, Ms. Durga Ghimire, Dr. Pushpalal Joshi, Ms. Padma Mathema, Ms. Bharati Silwal Giri and Ms. Indu Pant Ghimire commented on the paper. The chief guest of the Program Mr. Prithivi Raj Ligal and Mr. Nirmal Pande, a Member of the National Planing Commission, stressed the necessity of studies evaluating the impact of the various programs of previous years on women with regard to issues such as gender equity, women’s empowerment and mainstreaming, etc. They also confirmed that gender sensitivity would be accorded priority in the budget and programs of the forth coming year. A task force including members of the Women’s Human Rights Protection and Promotion Committee and economists Dr. Bal Gopal Vaidya and Dr. Chandra Bhadra