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Report of the international conference on African Women and Economic Development : investing in our future
(1998-06)
This document focuses on the report of the international conference on “African women and economic development: investing in our future” held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the economic commission for Africa. ...
Women and science-led development
(1994-10)
The application of science and technology to development in Africa remains a major challenge even after numerous attempts to implement strategies (1, 2, 3) for the promotion of a science-led modernization
of all economic ...
Beijing +5 : what do natioanl plans of action contain for rural women
(1999-11)
The Minister of Social Affairs and the Promotion of Women from Togo, Ms Tembé Ashira AISAH-ASSIH, officially opened the discussion forum. She stressed the need for particular attention to women living in rural areas, as ...
Violence against women: the case of Africa
(1991)
The available research on violence against women allows to conclude that this problem is reality in African societies and families and that it is spreading. However, it is necessary to underline that the research of the ...
Women in Southern Africa situation analysis
(1997-06)
The first section presents a summary of the genera! Situation of women in the three areas of focus in the sub-region using the most recent quantitative and qualitative data from these countries where available; in some ...
African women and economic development. Investing in our future : Summary of proceedings
(1998-04)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) took an unprecedented step of marking its 40th Anniversary by convening an International Conference on the theme, "African Women and Economic Development: Investing in Our Future" ...
Report of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the progress made in the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing platforms for action
(1999-11)
In the last five years, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) through its African Centre for Women (ACW) initiated a number of activities within the framework of the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for ...
Developing African economies : the role of women: theme 1
(1998-05)
Globalization is defined as a process through which finance, investment, production
and marketing are increasingly dominated by firms whose vision and actions are not
confined by national borders or national interests. ...
Report on regional inter-agency meeting to coordinate the preparations for the fifth African regional conference preparatory to the fourth world conference on women
(1993-03)
This document is a Report on regional inter-agency meeting to coordinate the preparations for the fifth African regional conference preparatory to the fourth world conference on women, of the Fourteenth meeting of the ...