Committee on Gender and Social development meet for first time

Abstract

The Economic Commission for Africa’s Committee on Gender and Social Development will meet for the first time in Addis Ababa from 17 -18 December 2015 to review the progress of gender and social development in Africa. Established in 2013 as part of the reforms of the ECA and convened by ECA’s Social Development Policy Division, the Committee is charged with mainstreaming human development and concerns, such as employment, population and young people, social protection, and urbanization issues, into regional and national policies and strategies. The theme of the first session, ‘Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Enhancing gender responsive and social development policies’ is consistent with the current global discussion on development and reflects the seriousness of dialogues and ideas and agreements made on matters of development during 2015 in the Financing for Development Conference, the Sustainable Development Goals launch and the recently concluded COP21.