VENUE:  Virtual Launch, Zoom 

 

WHAT:     Launch of the Compendium of Regional and International Legal 

Instruments on Girls’ & Women’s Education and Monitoring the implementation of these Instruments        

 

WHEN:  Wednesday, 16 June 2020 

 

TIME:            12:00 – 13:30  (GMT)  

 

WHERE:        Addis Ababa , Virtual confrence 

 

WHO:              The launch is jointly organized by the African Union International Center for Girls & Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) and the Pan African Parliament (PAP). 

 

H.E Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner AU Human Resource Science and Technology (HRST) and Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, 4th Vice President of the Pan African Parliament. 

 

The background for the launch is as follows:  

 

The AU/CIEFFA has developed this Compendium as a reference point for governments and human rights defenders in their efforts to safeguard girls and women against violations and harmful practices, and ensure the actual realization of the related Education freedoms.

 

It is comprised of a compilation of both regional and international legal instruments and frameworks pertaining to girls and women rights to education, as well as a strategic mechanism to accelerate implementation.

 

The documents have been validated by the Pan-Africa parliamentarians during their Sessions from 2017 to 2019. The valuable contribution made by the parliamentarians richly enriched the Compendium and its Monitoring. 

 

Note to Editors 

 

The African Union spearheads Africa’s development and integration in close collaboration with African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens. AU Vision: to accelerate progress towards an integrated, prosperous and inclusive Africa, at peace with itself, playing a dynamic role in the continental and global arena, effectively driven by an accountable, efficient and responsive Commission.  

 

The African Union International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in 

Africa is a specialized institution of the African Union under the Department of Human 

Resources, Science and Technology mandated to promote girls’ and women’s education with a view towards their full participation in the eradication of poverty and the edification of a peaceful world for sustainable human development.

 

Learn more at: http://www.cieffa.org    

 

The Pan-African Parliament is one of the organs of the African Union (AU) as set out by the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (Abuja Treaty).The Parliament is intended as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision-making on the problems and challenges facing the continent.

 

Learn more at http://www.panafricanparliament.org/

 

For media interested in participating please contact:  

Ms. Anoziva Marindire, Communications Officer, AU/CIEFFA, E-mail: aucieffa@africa-union.org| 

Simone Yankey-Ouattara, Senior Policy Officer, AU/CIEFFA, E-mail: yankeyouattaras@africa-union.org