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Statement from 2010 Africa Feminist Forum, on UN Women

Nairobi, 10 December 2010 - Statement from 2010 Africa Feminist Forum, on UN Women

We, African women feminists, activists including young women leaders drawn from diverse women’s rights organizations and networks operating in different countries, sub- regions andacross the continent, meeting at the Third African Feminist Forum (AFF) held in Dakar, Senegal from the 21st – 24th of October 2010;

Considering and acknowledging the numerous achievements and progress made at different levels to strengthen the legal and policy frameworks and institutional arrangements for theimplementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments including among many others, the strengthening of the gender equality architecture within the United Nations bythe formation of the UN Women;

Convinced that the establishment of the UN Women is a positive indicator of the political commitment of UN member states to step up and accelerate efforts aiming to achieve the fullrealization of women’s rights in the pursuit of the goals of peace, equality and development for all;

Recognizing the significant role played by women’s organizations and networks from developing countries in partnership with their sister organizations in Europe and North America in the process that led to the formation of the UN Women;

Taking cognizance of the high expectations women across the globe have of the new UN entityfor women’s empowerment and gender equality to respond better and appropriately to theirdiverse needs and aspirations to transform their lives and equally enjoy the benefits of development that the world has experienced in this information age;

Frustrated by the current neo-liberal macroeconomics models and frameworks of development that are obviously working against the interests of the majority poor in all regions of the worldbut most especially the poor people in Africa where currently the majority of the poor living on less than US D 1.25 are African women;

Determined that the voices of African women continue to be heard and their proposals acted upon by the United Nations in general and in particular by the UN Women as key stakeholders,partners and potential beneficiaries;

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