Women, Gender & Development
Structure
The Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) is responsible for leading, guiding, defending and coordinating the AU's efforts on gender equality and development and promoting women's empowerment by ensuring that African countries comply with the AU Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in
Activities
Under the theme “All for Maputo Protocol Programme”, the African Union Delegation with the Sudanese Women converged for a Capacity Building Workshop on Human Rights and Women, Peace and Security, which open today 26 November 2019, in Khartoum, Sudan.
Theme: "Participation, Representation and Protection of Women in Electoral Processes in the Great Lakes Region”
Theme: “Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal Future”
Experts Meeting of the 4th African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment opened.
Experts in digital transformation, gender and education, attending the Second Innovation Education Expo, urged the continent to adopt inclusive digital policies for out-of-school girls in Africa.
The retreat focused on pathways to advance women’s leadership through intergenerational dialogue and empowerment of young women leaders.
Theme: "Fight Sexual And Gender Based Violence Against Refugees, Returnees And Internally Displaced Persons"
Boosting Intra-African Trade: African Women taking the Lead! Theme: “Made in Africa” and “Buy in Africa”.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Theme: “Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal Future”
WHEN: 25th – 27th July, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA