Ethiopia: Addressing Gender Equality, a Persistent Challenge for Africa
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The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
27 August 2008
Posted to the web 28 August 2008
Addis Abeba
The Conference of Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs jointly organized by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) kicks off here in Addis Ababa Monday with a two-day meeting of the Committee of Experts, ECA said adding that the Ministerial segment of the Conference will take from 28 to 29 August 2008.
Over 25 Ministers and 3 Deputy Ministers will attend the Conference, which is a collaboration between the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) of the AU Commission, and the African Centre for Gender and Social Development (ACGS) of UNECA, it said in a statement.
Participants also include over seventy five experts from gender ministries and resource persons, representatives of Regional Economic Communities and UN agencies, as well as African and international media.
According to the commission, the major agenda item of the Conference is the discussion and adoption of the AU Gender Policy a coherent strategy for the achievement of gender equality and the advancement of women on the continent. "The Plan of Action for the effective implementation of this Gender Policy will also be reviewed and endorsed." "The pressing nature of the development challenges facing Africa including gender inequality made necessary for our continental institutions and other development partners to collaborate in order to harness resources, ensure coherence and avoid duplication," the statement quoted Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Officer in charge of the African Centre for Gender and Social Development as addressing the Experts on Monday.
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Likewise, the Conference is expected to discuss the establishment of the African Women Trust Fund. The African Development Forum (ADF) VI scheduled to take place in November 2008 in Addis Ababa is also on the agenda and options of making this major multi-stakeholder event a success will be deliberated. In light of the upcoming review of the Paris Declaration, the Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs will reflect on the gender dimensions of aid modalities and development cooperation, the commission said.
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