November 07, 2014
Africa: Experts Call for Gender-Sensitive Strategies Ahead of Post-2015 Development Negotiations
As Africa gears up for the post-2015 development negotiations participants attending the experts segment of the 9th Regional Review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for… Read more »
October 21, 2014
Africa: ECA and UN Women to Host Civil Society Forum On Beijing +20 Progress
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN Women) will organize a civil society forum to review and appraise the… Read more »
September 08, 2014
Africa: Experts Convene On Gender and the African Peer Review Mechanism
An Expert Group Meeting (EGM) which places focus on the gender dimensions of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) concluded today with an agreed consensus that there is a… Read more »
September 05, 2014
Africa: Assist Us Develop Bankable Proposals, Women Miners
A group of women miners have requested the Economic Commission for Africa and UN Women to establish facilities to help them develop bankable projects. Making recommendations at a… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: ECA Unveils New Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Initiative
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) presented a new Continent-Wide Initiative on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment at the Seventh Joint Annual Meeting of… Read more »
February 27, 2014
Africa: International Women's Day to Focus On Equality
In commemoration of the 2014 International Women’s Day, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold a seminar on Thursday 6th March 2014 at the UN Conference… Read more »
Africa: ECA to Commemorate International Women's Day On the Theme Equality for Women Is Progress for All
In commemoration of the 2014 International Women’s Day, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold a seminar on Thursday 6th March 2014 at the UN Conference… Read more »
January 23, 2014
East Africa: Forum Stresses Role of Women in Agricultural Value Chain
At the 23rd consultative meeting on gender mainstreaming in the African Union that commenced in Addis Ababa, Thursday, Mr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic… Read more »
November 07, 2013
Southern Africa: Towards Securing Human Rights for Women in Southern Africa
Gender based violence represents our collective guilt as countries, societies and communities says Economic Commission for Africa Southern Africa Regional Office, Director Mr Said… Read more »
Africa: ECA Staff Say No to Violence Against Women
"We all unite to end violence against women," staff of ECA in Yaounde, all clad in ORANGE echoed at the start of a 16-day campaign to denounce violence against women. They joined… Read more »
October 04, 2013
Africa: Beyond the Battlefield - Restoring Dignity and Health to the Victims of Violence
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to face up to the lived realities of women and demonstrate real political will in to prevent and address the causes and consequences of… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Africa: We Need Political Will and Commitment - Babatunde Osotimehin
Solving some of Africa's toughest problems requires the necessary political will, United Nations Population Fund Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin told a gathering of… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Africa: African CSOs Praise Governments, Seek More Action On Women's Rights
Civil society organizations in Africa commended governments on the continent for the progress made in improving socio-economic conditions of Africans, but urged them to do more to… Read more »
September 25, 2013
Africa: African Youth Push for Fulfillment of Promises to Women and Girls
An appeal has gone out to the world to invest more resources in young people and ensure their human rights in order to promote socio-economic development and growth. Read more »
Africa: 'Promises to Women, Girls Worldwide Still Unfulfilled'
An appeal has gone out to the world to invest more resources in young people and ensure their human rights in order to promote socio-economic development and growth. Read more »
September 13, 2005
Africa: Educate Girls - and Boost Health
In the years leading up to 2000, sub-Saharan Africa saw striking progress towards Millennium Development Goal 2, achieving universal primary school enrolment - a solid seven… Read more »
October 11, 2004
Africa: African Ministers Expected to Renew Pledge for the Advancement of Women
Over 43 African ministers in charge of gender affairs gather in Addis Ababa this week for the Seventh African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+10). Read more »
January 31, 2002
Africa: First Batch of African Women Graduate From ECA Cisco Networking Academy
Twenty-six African women from 16 English-speaking African countries graduated from the Cisco Internet Networking Academy today after 280 hours of training at the Economic… Read more »
November 15, 1999
Africa: Gender Experts To Review Africa's Progress Since Beijing
Some 1,500 participants drawn from senior levels of governments, civil society, regional institutions, bilateral agencies, agencies of the United Nations, and multilateral partners… Read more »
October 27, 1999
Africa: Findings of the Gender Focus Group
Objective: Gender is one of the ADF's cross cutting issues. A group of participants have been holding focus group sessions in a bid to ensure that the issue of gender is… Read more »
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