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Short Summary |
African ministers in charge of gender and women's
affairs met at the Seventh African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+10),
in Addis Ababa in October 2004 to review the status of implementation
of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action. They reaffirmed and
renewed their commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment.
They recognised that despite extensive mobilisation of African women,
most African women have made limited gains. Many African women still
face limited access to land, water, energy, credit, means of communication,
education and training, health and adequately remunerated employment.
Increasingly governments have recognised that passing laws and policies
alone does not bring about substantial gender equality or respect
for women's human rights. The main recommendation is the need to strengthen
the case for the centrality of gender to achieving goals such as those
set out by the MDGs and in PRSP processes. Particularly at the national
level, improvements have occurred in those areas where strong links
have been made between gender and the MDG and PRSP processes in the
last ten years, such as in basic education; Africa-wide initiatives
to promote women's human rights; and the increased prioritisation
of women's health in some states. |
http://www.uneca.org/beijingplus10/outcome_and_way_forward.htm
