Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa

E633083

African Union instrument gender equality commitment political declaration

The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa is an African Union commitment that sets out political and legal obligations for member states to promote and protect women’s rights and achieve gender equality across the continent.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African Union instrument ⓘ gender equality commitment ⓘ political declaration ⓘ
adoptedBy	African Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Assembly of the African Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionCountry	Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionDate	2004-07-06 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	African Union member states NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Millennium Development Goals NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsCommitmentOn	HIV and AIDS and its impact on women ⓘ access to education for girls and women ⓘ elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ elimination of female genital mutilation ⓘ elimination of gender-based violence ⓘ ending impunity for gender-based violence ⓘ gender parity in decision-making positions ⓘ implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa ⓘ prohibition of harmful traditional practices ⓘ protection of women in armed conflict ⓘ women’s economic empowerment ⓘ women’s health and reproductive rights ⓘ women’s human rights ⓘ women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution ⓘ women’s participation in peace processes ⓘ women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ women’s political participation ⓘ
followUpMechanism	periodic reporting by member states ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
legalNature	political commitment ⓘ soft law instrument ⓘ
monitoredBy	African Union Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ African Union Gender Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
obliges	member states to allocate adequate resources for gender equality ⓘ member states to implement gender-sensitive policies and laws ⓘ member states to report on progress in gender equality ⓘ
purpose	accelerate implementation of existing gender equality commitments ⓘ ensure full and effective participation of women in political and economic life ⓘ promote and protect women’s rights ⓘ promote gender equality in Africa ⓘ
region	Africa ⓘ

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STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment → supportsImplementationOf → Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa ⓘ