African Union Gender Policy

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The African Union Gender Policy is a continental framework that guides member states in promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the integration of gender perspectives into all African Union policies and programs.

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African Union Gender Policy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union policy framework ⓘ
continental policy framework ⓘ
gender policy ⓘ
addresses economic empowerment of women ⓘ
gender-based violence ⓘ
harmful traditional practices affecting women and girls ⓘ
political empowerment of women ⓘ
protection of women’s rights ⓘ
social empowerment of women ⓘ
aimsTo integrate gender perspectives into African Union policies ⓘ
integrate gender perspectives into African Union programmes ⓘ
promote gender equality ⓘ
promote women’s empowerment ⓘ
alignedWith African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beijing Platform for Action NERFINISHED ⓘ
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women NERFINISHED ⓘ
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo African Union institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
African Union member states NERFINISHED ⓘ
African Union organs ⓘ
contributesTo achievement of Agenda 2063 aspirations ⓘ
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa ⓘ
encourages gender parity in African Union institutions ⓘ
gender parity in national institutions of member states ⓘ
guidedBy principle of equality between women and men ⓘ
principle of human rights ⓘ
principle of non-discrimination ⓘ
principle of social justice ⓘ
hasScope African Union member states ⓘ
implementedThrough African Union gender mainstreaming mechanisms ⓘ
national gender policies of member states ⓘ
isFrameworkFor mainstreaming gender in African Union activities ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
other official African Union languages ⓘ
monitoredBy African Union Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
promotes collection and use of sex-disaggregated data ⓘ
elimination of discrimination against women and girls ⓘ
equal participation of women and men in decision-making ⓘ
gender-responsive governance ⓘ
gender-sensitive budgeting ⓘ
requires member states to integrate gender perspectives into national development plans ⓘ
member states to integrate gender perspectives into national policies ⓘ
member states to integrate gender perspectives into sectoral strategies ⓘ
supports African Union’s broader development agenda ⓘ
implementation of gender equality commitments in Africa ⓘ

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