Report of the CGSD on the work of the African Centre for Gender (ACG)

Abstract

The African Centre for Gender (ACG) within the Social Development Policy Division aims to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063 as well as international and regional commitments on gender equality such as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. To achieve this objective, in the biennium, the ACG focusses on evidenced-based research in the areas of women’s economic empowerment, women’s human rights, and gender-sensitive social protection. This is in line with the ACG’s strategic focus, namely, the Continent-Wide Initiative for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. This report on the work of the African Center for Gender – (Subprogram 6) aims at providing the Second Session of the Committee of Gender and Social Development (CGSD) with information on the Center's interventions and achievements over the last two years. It takes account of the recommendations of the 1st CGSD held in 2015 and highlights key results and lessons learnt from challenges.