Departments
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
The African Union Commission, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, has lauded a decision by the High Court of the Rep
African Union Ministers in charge of Gender and Women’s Affairs on the 26th of February 2021, adopted the Common Afri
The quest for a Common African Position to advance the gender agenda gathers momentum ahead of the UN meeting in New York
The African Union Commission has inaugurated the Internal Committee on the Fund for African Women, a demonstration of
For decades, African women have been trapped in poverty cycles due to several underlying factors including unequal ac
Media
Department Resources
February 18, 2021
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
• Advocacy and partnerships • 5th Specialized Technical around COVID-19
December 02, 2020
The Futures Report: Making the AfCFTA Work for Women and Youth is a groundbreaking UNDP Flagship Initiative produced in collaboration wit
November 11, 2020
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
• Inside the 33rd African Union Summit
• Other High-Level events
• IWD 2020 Commemorations