7th session of the committee on women and development to review progress and promote strategies for gender equality and women's advancement

The conference ended with the adoption of the Kampala Action plan which among others recommended the creation of an appropriate structure to promote leadership of women in

• Women (ATRCN) of th8 Eco~omicCo~~ission for Africa directed its efforts towards the enhancement of women opportunities and expansion of women data in order to ensure their full

According to the 2016 gender scorecard of the African Union Commission, of the 23 countries for which data are available from the Country Reports of the Demographic and

The impact of HIV/AIDS and the growing poverty exacerbated by structural adjustment have frustrated these efforts, particularly when individuals, men and women, families,

The theme of the first session, ‘Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Enhancing gender- responsive and social development policies’ is consistent with the current global

The CWD so far, has been at variance with other existing ECA statutory structures, being the sole subsidiary body at ministerial level. This situation effectively puts CWD at the

Pamela Mhlanga, Economic Affairs Officer at the African Centre for Gender and Social Development (ACGSD) underlined that the re-launch is an important and necessary step

For her part, Florence Butegwa, the UN Women Representative to the AUC and the ECA stated that the agenda of this session is important, not just for the ECA, but for all members of