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A gender assessment of African regional communities databases to identify gaps in capturing the activities of women in informal cross border trade
(2012-01)
Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT), also referred to as ‘parallel trade’, though informal, has implications for the broader national and global economy. It is informal in terms of the way business is organized, with low ...
Le rapport régional sur l'Indicateur du développement et des inégalités entre les sexes en Afrique (IDISA) est en train d'être finalisé
(2017-10)
Le Centre Africain pour le Genre organisera une réunion du groupe d'experts du 9 au 10 octobre 2017 à Addis-Abeba, en Éthiopie, pour recevoir des recommandations pour la finalisation du rapport régional sur l’Indicateur ...
Unequal access for women exists despite advances in policies and legislations ECA
(2011-05)
Key findings emerging from a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) entitled: Status of Gender Inequality in Social and Economic, and Political Sectors: Implications for the implementation and monitoring of ...
Girls in ICT: ECA professionals inspire Ethiopian girls to break into boys' club
(2017-04)
The Economic Commission for Africa on Thursday participated in the International Telecommunication Union’s Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT) celebrations in Addis Ababa, with ECA professionals joining ...
AWRO advisory panel charts way forward for women's rights
(2012-07)
The African Women’s Rights Observatory (AWRO) Advisory Panel held its second meeting today to provide recommendations on substantive aspects of the Observatory and provide guidance on its annual work program. Delivering ...
Celebrating a continent
(2013-05)
Africa has undergone significant changes in the last fifty years. By all account her transformation has been nothing short of incredible. The resilience and triumph of her people amidst innumerable obstacles, crises, ...
Les femmes africaines doivent dépasser le stade du microprojet
(2015-05)
Ce communiqué de presse s’agit du dernier sommet du Forum Mondial des femmes parlementaires (WIP) de haut niveau sur la place des femmes dans l'Agenda 2063. A cette occasion, les participants ont salué le rôle leader des ...
Report of the study on gender dimensions of food security in the context of climate change in Africa: the case of Mauritania
(2010-11)
In recent years Mauritania has undertaken major economic, social, political and legislative reforms through which it has made significant progress in poverty reduction, women’s advancement and human rights, good governance ...
Africa's women must "grow beyond the micro"
(2015-05)
Women are tired of being put in the context of micro this and micro that. This stark reminder of the resolve of delegates at the recently held Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) summit, was made, at a high level ...
Africa to speak with one voice on women's issues at CSW 61
(2017-01)
The Africa Ministerial Pre-Consultative Meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women Sixty First (CSW 61st) ended in Addis Ababa evening with African Gender Ministers coming up with an agreed position on the continent’s ...