Th e issue of the role of the courts in the advancement and protection of women’s
rights has been raised in several international and regional foras in the light
of the diffi culties being encountered by women throughout ...
During the period under review, the intergovernmental
machinery Commission was reviewed in
fulfilment of ECA resolution 853 (XL) of April 2007.
The review resulted in the elimination of overlapping
bodies, creation of ...
This is an opportune time and a crucial moment for women to have input and for
stakeholders to be sensitized to the gender dimension of ICT policy. Policy must take into
account the needs of women, as well as men, at all ...
The empowerment and autonomy of women and the improvement of their social,
economic and political status are essential factors in the achievement of both
transparent and accountable government and administration, as well ...
In spite of concerted efforts over the past three decades, to increase girls’ and boys’ access to schooling and to reduce the disparities between them, there still exists a considerable degree of bias against girls in the ...
Après la tenue des conférences régionale et mondiale des Nations Unies sur les femmes à Dakar et à Beijing la Commission Economique pour l'Afrique (CEA), à travers ses organes, a été désignée pour suivre la mise en oeuvre ...
The mission was requested to critically assess the debate on Seychelles1 recent initiatives on economic cooperation and integration and to examine the factors that should determine the country’s participation in the various ...
Water sustains all forms of life on earth. It also plays a major role in the history, culture and civilization of human beings on this Planet. Throughout history, secure access to water has been essential to social and ...
The social and economic situation in these countries is reported to have declined significantly in the 1990s as the countries have recorded a marked decline in GDP and a corresponding decline in per capita income. In ...
The principle of equal rights of men and women is affirmed in the charter of the United Nations (promulgated in 1946), as well as in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which dates from 1948). This principle has ...
The study begins with an overview of the trends in privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last decade and half. Against this background: First, the study focuses on review of the issue, the rationale and the problems ...
Water management and irrigation issues in North Africa are many and are linked to the scarcity. Some of them are linked to human behaviour and culture.
The expert meeting was conducted in plenary sessions, working groups and country presentations. Sessions concentrated on the various sub-themes of the meeting. Background documents for the meeting included expert papers ...
The goal of the workshop was to identify strategic investments and policy actions that African Governments, firms, and organizations can undertake, with the support of their development partners, to foster agricultural and ...
The Regional Forum of Women Leaders in preparation for the fourth World Conference on Women took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 24 to 28 July 1995. It was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ...
The main objective of the CASD is to coordinate and direct efforts being made to revitalize, rehabilitate and develop the African statistical network and to monitor the overall implementation of the Addis Ababa Plan of ...
The main objective of the second meeting of the Joint Task Force was to agree on specific modalities for collaboration and cooperation, as well as to agree on priority areas among the three organizations during 1995 and ...
This paper highlights the importance of food processing and preservation as an essential component of national strategic plans for food security. Features of indigenous technologies are discussed. Experiences in upgrading ...
To reduce poverty, the logical and paramount goal of African countries should
be to pursue policy objectives of sustainable development. Sustainable development
entails the harmonization of population growth with utilization ...
This report was prepared in connection with the Sixth African Regional Conference on Women’s mid-decade review of the implementation of the Dakar Platform for Action and the Beijing Programme of Action. It attempts to ...