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 ...

Le Forum consultatif sur l'égalité des sexes et l'autonomisation des femmes qui avait pour thème « Le rôle des Institutions de recherche et des Universités dans l’exploitation du potentiel des Agendas 2030 et 2063 » et ...

The Committee of Women in Development kicked off a Conference on the theme Africa in the post-2015 era: Inclusive and Gender Equitable Development in Addis Ababa today at the United Nations Conference Center. T he 12-14 ...

The Consultative Forum on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment under the theme “The Role of Research Institutions and Universities in Harnessing the Potential of Agendas 2030 and 2063” co-organized by the African Centre ...

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 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 ...

The African conference on women, preparatory to the world conference on women in Beijing, entered the last stage of its three-part meeting. President Diouf emphasized that peace, democracy and human rights form “an inseparable ...

The Sixth African Regional Conference on Women ended here today with a Regional Plan of Action which maps out priorities and strategies for the next five years to accelerate the implementation of the Dakar and Beijing ...

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 ...