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Yn dilyn fy mhenodiad diweddar fel y Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi, rwy’n falch o gyhoeddi’r adroddiad hwn, sef y trydydd adroddiad blynyddol ar ddeg gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gydraddoldeb.  

Mae 2011–12 wedi bod yn flwyddyn bwysig i gydraddoldeb a chynhwysiant yng Nghymru. Gwelwyd cyflwyno Dyletswyddau Cydraddoldeb Penodol i Gymru o dan Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010\. Hefyd yn 2011\-12 cafwyd ymgysylltu helaeth â phobl ledled Cymru fel rhan o ddatblygu Cynllun Cydraddoldeb Strategol cyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru. Rydyn ni wedi gweithio i sicrhau bod y Cynllun Cydraddoldeb Strategol yn cydblethu’n glir ac yn cyd\-fynd â’r Cynllun Gweithredu Trechu Tlodi. Gyda’i gilydd, mae’r Cynlluniau’n cynnig fframwaith i flaenoriaethu anghenion y rheini sy’n wynebu’r anfanteision mwyaf, ac amddiffyn y rheini sydd fwyaf mewn perygl o dlodi ac ymylu yn ein cymunedau.

Rydyn ni wedi gwneud rhai newidiadau pwysig i fodloni’n gofynion adrodd, ac am y tro cyntaf mae’r Adroddiad Cydraddoldeb Blynyddol hefyd yn cynnwys adroddiad ar ein Cynllun Cydraddoldeb Strategol. Mae hyn yn tynnu ynghyd ein dyletswyddau adrodd o dan Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Dyletswyddau Cydraddoldeb Penodol i Gymru. Yn sgil hyn ceir adroddiad sy’n rhoi darlun cyflawn o’r sefyllfa sydd ohoni, y camau rydyn ni’n eu cymryd, a chyfeiriad ein gwaith o ran hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb, a hefyd o ran sicrhau bod lle amlwg yn ein syniadaeth yng Nghymru i gydraddoldeb, cynhwysiant a hawliau dynol.

Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau.  Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Cynulliad yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.







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As the newly appointed Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty I am pleased to publish this report, the Welsh Government’s thirteenth Annual Report on Equality.  


2011–12 has been an important year for equality and inclusion in Wales. It saw the introduction of the Welsh Specific Equality Duties under the Equality Act 2010\.  2011\-12 was also a year of extensive engagement with people across Wales as part of the development of the first Welsh Government Strategic Equality Plan. We have worked to ensure that the Strategic Equality Plan clearly dovetails and is aligned with the Tackling Poverty Action Plan. Taken together the Plans provide a framework for prioritising the needs of those who face the greatest disadvantage and protecting those who are most vulnerable to poverty and marginalisation within our communities.  


We have made some important changes to meet our reporting requirements, and for the first time, the Annual Equality Report also contains a report on our Strategic Equality Plan. This brings together our reporting duties under both the Government of Wales Act and under the Welsh Specific Equality Duties.  The result is a report which provides a rounded picture of where we are, of what we are doing, and where we will be going, to continue to not only promote equality, but also to ensure that equality, inclusion and human rights are at the forefront of our thinking in Wales.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed.  Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.