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Women in public and economic life
(1969-03)
In December 1960 a Seminar on Participation of Women in Public Life was held in Addis Ababa. It was organized by the United Nations in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia. In preparing for this year's "Regional ...
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, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 April - 1 May 1998
(1998-06)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) took the opportunity of its fortieth anniversary to organize an international conference from 28 April to 1 May 1998 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on “African Women and Economic ...
Information needs and resources on women in Africa
(1989-04)
The purpose of the mission was to obtain profiles both of information provision and of information needs on women and development in order to obtain some indication of the situation on the region as a whole. This document ...
Changing socio-economic condition of women in Africa in the context of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies
(1989-03)
since the Nairobi conference (July 1985) and the adoption of the Nairobi forward-looking strategies by the United Nations General Assembly the world and African region in particular has witnessed an unprecedented increase ...
Situation of African women in the agricultural and industrial changes that must take place within the context of the African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for socio-economic recovery and transformation (AAF/SAP)
(1991-03)
This report comes in response to the insistent demand by machineries for the advancement of African women to be informed about socio-economic trends likely to have repercussions on the living conditions of African women. ...
Changing socio-economic conditions of women in Africa in the context of the Nairobi forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women
(1988-02)
This report reviews efforts that have been made since the World Conference as they relate to the changing socio-economic conditions of women in Africa. In this respect, various areas as they relate to the socio-economic ...
General framework for increasing the effective participation of women in North Africa in the Economic and social development
(1988-10)
All international conventions have called for the promotion of efforts aiming at enhancing women’s capabilities considering them a major element in the process of development in all its aspects. The United Nations Charter ...
The new international economic order: what roles for women?
(1977-08)
The Declaration and Plan of Action on the Establishment of a New Economic Order, and various other resolutions of the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies (General. Assembly resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September ...
Workshop for coordinating of women's programmes in the multinational programming and operational centers of the Economic Commission for Africa
(1982-03)
This is a report of the first Workshop for MULP Co-coordinators held at Addis Ababa, 25-30 June 1980. Objectives of the Workshop were to: provide the coordinators with an in-depth orientation to the MULPOCs, ATRCW and ...
Information sheet on agenda item 4
(1983-04)
This is information sheet on the conference of the Africa regional coordinating committee for the integration of women in development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-13 April 1983.