CHAPTER 4 - REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS WORKING GROUP and mechanisms to assist single mothers; to identify the problems encountered by single mothers in the realisation of their rights; to identify recommendations to address issues affecting single mothers with the aim of ensuring access to their economic, social and cultural rights. The seminar drew about 100 participants from various agencies, academia and NGOs, as well as single mothers. YABhg Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali delivered the keynote address. Presentations were made by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MWFCD), United Nations Development Programme Malaysia, Universtiti Teknologi Mara, NGOs and single mothers. The topics covered Government mechanisms including policies and programmes to assist women; the rights of women as guaranteed by various international human rights instruments like CEDAW; and an overview of the issues affecting single women. YABhg Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali shaking hands with single mothers after delivering the keynote address at the Seminar on Empowering the Rights of Single Mothers 74