CIVIL SOCIETY's GUIDELINES AND MECHANISM
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
OF THE SOLEMN DECLARATION ON GENDER EQUILITY IN AFRICA
GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING ON THE AU SOLEMN DECLARATION ON GENDER EQUALITY IN AFRICA
The AU Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in
Africa (SD), which was adopted by The Heads of State and Government
of Member States of the African Union during the Third Ordinary
Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in July 2004,
is a product of a broad-based and highly consultative process
and concerted efforts of all stakeholders working on gender and
development, including members of the civil society.
In operative paragraph 12 of the Solemn Declaration, the Heads
of States and Government commit themselves to report annually
on progress made in gender mainstreaming and to support and champion
all issues raised in the Declaration, both at the national and
regional levels, and to regularly provide each other with updates
on progress made during Ordinary Sessions of the Assembly.
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IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
OF THE SOLEMN DECLARATION ON GENDER EQUALITY IN AFRICA
ADOPTED AT THE FIRST AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WOMEN AND GENDER.
The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa
(SD), which was adopted by the Heads of State and Government
of Member States of the African Union during the Third Ordinary
Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in
July 2004, is the product of a broad-based and highly consultative
process and concerted efforts of all stakeholders working on
gender and development, including members of the civil society.
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SOLEMN DECLARATION ON GENDER EQUALITY IN
AFRICA
We, the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African
Union, meeting in the Third Ordinary Session of our Assembly in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6-8 July 2004:
Reaffirming our commitment to
the principle of gender equality as enshrined in Article 4 (l)
of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as well as other
existing commitments, principles, goals and actions set out in
the various regional, continental and international instruments
on human and women’s rights, including :
- the Dakar Platform
for Action (1994),
- the Beijing Platform for Action (1995),
- the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW - 1979),
- the African Plan of Action to Accelerate
the Implementation of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action
for the Advancement of Women (1999);
- the Outcome Document of the
Twenty-third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Special Session on the Implementation of the Beijing Platform
for Action (2000);
- UN Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and
Security;
- and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and
Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003).
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