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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. ...
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 ...
The external debt crisis and its impact on African women
(1993-05)
The study's main objectives included: an analysis of the debt crisis in and outside Africa; review of the impact of the economic/debt crisis on women and their overall socioeconomic situation particularly in health, ...
Impact of improved rural transport on women in Africa :. country report : Zimbabwe.
(1998)
This document is in two parts. Part I outlines an analytical framework on women and transport and part II provides a synthesis of the studies. Ideally, the analytical framework ought to have been developed prior to the ...
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. ...
Survey on economic and social conditions in West Africa in 1998 and prospect for 1999
(1998-11)
The SRDC-WA of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is infinitely grateful to member States, IGOs and other development partners of West Africa, for placing at its disposal, the database used in preparing this ...
Le role des femmes et le processus de paix : les perspectives en ce qui concerne l'Afrique
(1996-10)
La visibilité et la participation sans cesse croissante des femmes du monde aux différents forums internationaux de cette décennie - Rio (1992), Vienne (1993), Cairo (1994), Copenhague (1995) et Beijing (1995) ont été 1es ...
The status of accession of African States to the convention on the elimination of discrimination against women
(1999-01)
The principle of equal rights of men and women is affirmed in the charter of the United Nations (promulgated in 1946), as well as in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which dates from 1948). This principle has ...
Strategies for including a Gender Perspective in African Information and Communications Technologies(ICTs) Policy
(1998-03)
African policy makers face many economic, social and political challenges as they seek to improve material living standards and quality of life, and undertake their task of transformation in a context of complexity, rapid ...