Women, Gender & Development
The African Union is committed to Strengthening a people centered Union through active communication of the programmes of the African Union, the branding of the Union and participation of Member States and other stakeholders in defining and implementing the African agenda.
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January 17, 2018Addis Ababa, 17 January 2018 – The Tenth African Union Gender Pre-Summit officially kicked off today, Wednesday 17 January 2018, at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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January 17, 2018 to January 18, 2018 -
December 06, 2017Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6 December 2017 - The African Union Commission (AUC), on Monday 4th December 2017, organized a dinner-debate, in commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
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July 29, 2017 to July 31, 2017MEDIA ADVISORY
COMMEMORATION OF PAN AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY 2017
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA -
June 29, 2017 to July 01, 2017AU High Level Panel on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment calls for scaling up of up decisions and policies on the demographic dividend agenda
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March 07, 2017Ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow, we are issuing /have just issued a statement by the High Commissioner, in which he warns that the backlash against the progress in realising women’s rights hurts us all.
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January 31, 2017Within the framework of the 28th AU Summit, Ms. Mahawa Kaba Wheeler, Director for Women, Gender and Development, at the AU Commission will, on Saturday 28th January 2017 at 11:30, hold a press conference on the following issue:
- Outcomes of the 9th Gender Pre-Summit -
January 26, 2017JOINT PRESS RELEASE
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January 22, 2017 to January 27, 2017 -
July 27, 2016Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 July 2016: The Office of the First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Forum of African First Ladies Against Breast and Cervical Cancer in collaboration with the Princess Nikky Breast Cancer Foundation convened the 10th Stop Cervical, Breast &
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July 08, 2016 to July 09, 2016“The Contributions of the Maputo Protocol on Women’s Rights in Achieving Gender Equality in Africa: Stocktaking, Opportunities and Accountability”
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March 08, 2016AUC Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma emphasises the importance to celebrate the determination of women around the world for equal rights and have their voices heard
