The African Women’s Report 2009
From: http://uneca.org
The development of an index that best suits the needs and aspirations of the continent is timely as the region takes stock of progress in gender equality through the accountability processes of ICPD +15 and Beijing +15 reviews of 2009. The African Women’s Report (AWR) is also being launched at a time when the world observes 30 years of existence and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
The core objective of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development is to underscore the importance of Africa’s lead role and ownership in finding solutions to problems affecting the continent. The gathering of information and data is vital to achieving this goal.
The report highlights difficulties that countries are facing with respect to the full realisation of women’s rights due, among other things, to the persistence of negative cultural and religious beliefs and attitudes towards women. High Maternal Mortality Rates as highlighted during the ICPD and Beijing +15.
2 March 2010