Departments
Women, Gender & Youth
Structure
La Direction Femmes, Genre et Développement (WGDD) est chargée de diriger, guider, défendre et co
Activities
Leaders from various sectors of the society have committed to firmly advocate and push for a change to allow women and girls fully enjoy their human rights.
The office of the African Union Envoy on Women Peace and Security is convening the 4th High Level African Forum on Women, Peace, and Security in Addis Ababa on 13-14 December 2023.
The development of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence against Women and Girls; monitoring and evaluation mechanisms on preventing and eliminating the scourge of violence;
Over the years, several institutional, policy and legally binding frameworks at the continental, regional and national levels have been developed to rally consensus across the continent on preventive mechanisms and recourse measures to sustainably address violence against women and girls.
African women from across the continent and in the diaspora are convening in Moroni, Comoros for the 2023 Women Leaders’ Consultation on Positive Masculinity to push for a radical shift in strategies and efforts employed to prevent and eliminate all forms of Violence Against Women and Girls.
African women have been trading before trade agreements and are champions of cross-border trading for generations.
novembre 27, 2023 to novembre 28, 2023
The 3rd Men’s Conference will provide an opportunity to consolidate bold Continental efforts that Heads of State and other sectors have taken towards Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
novembre 08, 2023 to novembre 13, 2023
THE 8TH STC ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT.
novembre 01, 2023
The African Youth Charter was adopted through an Executive Council Decision of the Banjul Summit of 2006 (DOC.EX.CL. /292 (IX), established the 1st November as “African Youth Day (AYD).”
août 02, 2023 to août 04, 2023
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the AU Commission (AUC), with the support of the Consortium (CSVR - Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, ICTJ - Inernational Center for Transitional justice & ATJLF - The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund ) and GIZ.
juillet 18, 2023 to juillet 19, 2023
The African Union Commission's Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (AUC-WGYD) and the African Development Bank's Gender, Women and Civil Society Engagements (AfDB-AHGC) are pleased to announce the Africa Focused Sessions at the upcoming Women Deliver Conference.
juillet 05, 2023 to juillet 05, 2024
juillet 25, 2023 to août 30, 2023
avril 13, 2023 to avril 22, 2023
mai 11, 2022 to juin 30, 2022
septembre 21, 2021 to octobre 05, 2021
Media
Ressources
avril 27, 2023
juillet 07, 2022
The African Women’s Decade (AWD) Report details progress across the African continent,
juin 18, 2021
As the AU declared 2019 the “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displaceme
septembre 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
juin 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
juin 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
avril 27, 2023
juillet 07, 2022
The African Women’s Decade (AWD) Report details progress across the African continent,