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The Fifth African regional conference on women continues
(1994-11)
The Fifth African Regional Conference on Women (1994) preparing for the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) continued its proceedings today through its working commissions (commission on the Platform of Action and ...
Meeting with the UNECA executive secretary: Africa hall, Thursday, December 1, 1994
(1994-11)
The Executive Secretary has given highlights on the follow-up of the African Common Platform for Action adopted by the Dakar conference, which seeks to speed the social, economic and political empowerment of African women ...
The African women conference on women wind up
(1994-11)
The 51 page document was adopted after slight amendments were made by some delegate to the conference, including ministers, representatives of non-governmental organizations and technocrats. At the closing ceremony the ...
Leading gender experts to review Africa's progress since Beijing
(1999-11)
The Sixth African Regional Conference on Women, organized by the African Centre for Women (ACW) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), comes five years after the adoption of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action ...
East African experts to meet on legal impediments to women's advancement
(1997-10)
Ministers of Justice, gender focal points from U.N. agencies including civil society representatives from Eastern Africa are scheduled to hold a 3-day conference here next week to deliberate issues that impede the advancement ...
West Africa sub-regional review of Government implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for action
(1997-11)
African women leaders and gender specialists from government departments will meet in Dakar, Senegal from 25to 27 November 1997. The West African sub-regional Preparatory Meeting will be convened by the African Centre for ...
ECA gender policy under the spotlight this week
(1997-04)
ARCC, established in 1979 by the ECA Conference of Ministers, is an intergovernmental policy-making body that focuses on the advancement of women. As such, it is the political arm of the ECA's gender program, which is ...
The 4th world conference on women Beijing, China 4-15 Sept 1995
(1995-05)
This press release presented on the fourth world conference on women Beijing-China September 1995. The platform for action: 12 critical areas of concern. The draft platform for action lists 12 "critical areas of concern". ...
The African regional conference is coming to a close
(1994-11)
The country calls for the establishment of small and medium scale industries, as well as technical and vocational training for women and girls. The country has already drafted a law to strengthen women, most of whom have ...
United Nations action for women
(1996-03)
United Nations action for the advancement of women and equality between women and men began 50 years ago, with the founding of the organization in 1945. By promoting the adoption of the international treaties, identifying ...