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| Banjul gender conference proposes key strategies to empower African women
iety organizations and other
key stakeholders in womenâ?s empowerment and gender equality issues have agreed
to improve the lives of African women, a UN ECA press lease said on Thursday.
19/11/2009 |
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| Gambia, firm believer in gender mainstreaming, says VP
The Gambia is a firm believer in the importance of gende
r mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality, especially for women, Vice
President Isatou Njie-Saidy has said.
19/11/2009 |
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| Ping charges govts to implement Beijing Platform on women
The Chairperson, African Union Commission, Dr. Jean Ping
, has said the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action was essentially
the responsibility of governments and the public, private and non-governmental i
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stitutions at national, sub-regional and international levels.
19/11/2009 |
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| Women are equal in policy, decision making, says UN top shot
The Beijing Platform for Action not only emphasises achi
eving equality, womenâ?s political and economic empowerment and eliminating disc
rimination but also focuses on the integration of women as full and equal partne
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s in all policies and decision-making processes, a senior United Nations Officia
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said.
19/11/2009 |
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| Gender activists want female candidate for AU Commission
in Banjul, the Gambia, have c
alled for â?deliberate effortsâ? towards the nomination of female candidates fo
r African Union Commission chair â?as a sign of equal sharing of leadership and
responsibilities for delivering on the development agendaâ? on the continent, ac
cording to a statement received here by PANA Wednesday.
18/11/2009 |
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| Sudanese women seek int'l support over repressive laws against them
Sudanese women Tuesday called on the African human right
s system to assist them reform the repressive laws back home in Sudan.
17/11/2009 |
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| African regional conference on women opens in Gambia
The United Nations Commission for Africas has called on
governments and the international community to prioritise achievements of gender
equality and womenâ? rights because this was essential for reducing poverty and
promoting growth.
16/11/2009 |
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| Gambia hosts African Regional Conference on Women
The Gambia will host the â?African Regional Conference
on Womenâ?, dubbed (Beijing+15), with over 28 African ministers in charge of ge
nder affairs and high level participants from some 43 countries expected to atte
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d, the Addis Ababa-based Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the main organise
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, said in a communiqueâ? received here by PANA Friday.
13/11/2009 |
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| WHO seeks action beyond health sector to improve women's needs
Despite considerable progress in the past decades,
societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments
of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in old age, a World H
e
alth Organisation (WHO) report has found.
09/11/2009 |
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| UN agency launches initiative to end violence against women
The UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched a
campaign to mobilise people around the world to take part in a drive to stop vio
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ence suffered by women.
07/11/2009 |
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