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African Union - 2010-2020 the Decade of Women in Africa On
Sunday the 1st of March 2009, African women’s rights organizations in New
York attended a special meeting organized by the African Union and UNIFEM at
the AU offices in New York. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together
the Ministers from the Capitals in Africa to brief them about two key
developments that are of critical relevance to women in Africa from the
recently concluded AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These are:
2010 - 2020 the Decade of Women in Africa.
On
Tuesday March 3, 2009, NGO representatives attended a special event organized
by the NGO Committee of the CSW. The annual Woman of Distinction Award was
presented to Ms. Rachel Mayanja, the UN Assistant Secretary-General’s Special
Advisor on Gender issues and the Advancement of Women. The
African Women’s Caucus meetings kicked off on the 28th February 2009. Over
sixty women and several men held an interactive session, strategizing on
advocacy and lobby activities around the theme of the CSW-53. The Orientation
Meeting of the Africa Women's Caucus was attended by about 20 persons (18
women & 2 men). Interpretation services greatly ensured that the process
and discussions were inclusive. The turn up was limited as most people who
had come early to New York were involved in a number of meetings in the
Church Centre and elsewhere. Click to read a summary
report . Copies
of the book titled ‘A
Handbook for Effective Lobbying during the 53rd CSW: Gender Perspectives on
the Equal Sharing of Responsibilities including Care giving in the context of
HIV/AIDS’ were distributed. Several participants appreciated the
resource, terming it an innovative initiative and a useful source of
information that will strengthen advocacy efforts by African women’s rights
organizations and activists. |
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