Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa

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The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa is an African Union commitment that sets out political and legal obligations for member states to promote and protect women’s rights and achieve gender equality across the continent.

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Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union instrument ⓘ
gender equality commitment ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ
adoptedBy African Union ⓘ
Assembly of the African Union ⓘ
adoptionCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
adoptionDate 2004-07-06 ⓘ
adoptionPlace Addis Ababa ⓘ
appliesTo African Union member states ⓘ
basedOn African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ⓘ
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action ⓘ
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
Millennium Development Goals ⓘ
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa ⓘ
containsCommitmentOn HIV and AIDS and its impact on women ⓘ
access to education for girls and women ⓘ
elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ
elimination of female genital mutilation ⓘ
elimination of gender-based violence ⓘ
ending impunity for gender-based violence ⓘ
gender parity in decision-making positions ⓘ
implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa ⓘ
prohibition of harmful traditional practices ⓘ
protection of women in armed conflict ⓘ
women’s economic empowerment ⓘ
women’s health and reproductive rights ⓘ
women’s human rights ⓘ
women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution ⓘ
women’s participation in peace processes ⓘ
women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction ⓘ
women’s political participation ⓘ
followUpMechanism periodic reporting by member states ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
legalNature political commitment ⓘ
soft law instrument ⓘ
monitoredBy African Union Commission ⓘ
African Union Gender Directorate ⓘ
obliges member states to allocate adequate resources for gender equality ⓘ
member states to implement gender-sensitive policies and laws ⓘ
member states to report on progress in gender equality ⓘ
purpose accelerate implementation of existing gender equality commitments ⓘ
ensure full and effective participation of women in political and economic life ⓘ
promote and protect women’s rights ⓘ
promote gender equality in Africa ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ

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STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment → supportsImplementationOf → Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa ⓘ
African Union Gender Policy → alignedWith → Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa ⓘ