Mapping the gap between policy and reality
Achieving full gender equality in all spheres of life is a critical element in realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The African legal framework for the protection of women’s rights, including the Maputo Protocol and the Maputo Plan of Action, is widely recognised as ambitious. However, in practice there are still gaps in its implementation and monitoring. The recently launched ‘State of African Women Report’, which is part of the EU Funded project the State of the African Woman Campaign, delivers a review of the current status of continental norms protecting women’s rights and their ratification in different countries of four African sub-regions. It aims to provide more insight into what needs to be done to accelerate implementation, monitoring and reporting on key rights instruments and political commitments regarding women’s rights.
Introduction:
Stéphanie Truille-Baurens
International cooperation Officer
DEVCO D3 - EU-Africa, African Peace Facility
Presentations:
Rabya Nizam
Quality Management Officer
DEVCO B.1 Human Rights, Gender, Democratic Governance
Emma Bowa
Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional Office (IPPF Africa Regional Office)
Beatrice Ahere
Programme officer, Young Women’s Christian Association, Kenya
Conference language: English
Language Q&A session: English
Venue: rue de la Loi 43-45, Ground floor, Brussels
Information and web-streaming: www.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint
DISCLAIMER
Any information provided will be considered as strictly confidential. Data are collected for the specific objective of the event itself and its follow up, according to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Please note that in the context of this meeting, video and/or audio recordings and pictures might be taken of me for use in meeting related communications. If you do not wish your picture to be taken please be informed that you can watch the event via web streaming
Achieving full gender equality in all spheres of life is a critical element in realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The African legal framework for the protection of women’s rights, including the Maputo Protocol and the Maputo Plan of Action, is widely recognised as ambitious. However, in practice there are still gaps in its implementation and monitoring. The recently launched ‘State of African Women Report’, which is part of the EU Funded project the State of the African Woman Campaign, delivers a review of the current status of continental norms protecting women’s rights and their ratification in different countries of four African sub-regions. It aims to provide more insight into what needs to be done to accelerate implementation, monitoring and reporting on key rights instruments and political commitments regarding women’s rights.
Introduction:
Stéphanie Truille-Baurens
International cooperation Officer
DEVCO D3 - EU-Africa, African Peace Facility
Presentations:
Rabya Nizam
Quality Management Officer
DEVCO B.1 Human Rights, Gender, Democratic Governance
Emma Bowa
Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional Office (IPPF Africa Regional Office)
Beatrice Ahere
Programme officer, Young Women’s Christian Association, Kenya
Conference language: English
Language Q&A session: English
Venue: rue de la Loi 43-45, Ground floor, Brussels
Information and web-streaming: www.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint
DISCLAIMER
Any information provided will be considered as strictly confidential. Data are collected for the specific objective of the event itself and its follow up, according to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Please note that in the context of this meeting, video and/or audio recordings and pictures might be taken of me for use in meeting related communications. If you do not wish your picture to be taken please be informed that you can watch the event via web streaming