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Implementing gender responsive strategies towards combatting Covid-19 in Africa Friday April 30 2021 Summary The African Union’s Covid-19 Gender Mainstreaming and Women’s Inclusion Strategy and Roadmap, a collaborative project launched by the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment (UN Women) exists as a tool to help inform interventions on a continental, regional and community levels. By AFRICAN UNION The year 2020 wit...

Region 5 commemorates International Women’s Day Mar 8, 2021 The African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 marked International Women’s Day by hosting a webinar on Monday 8 March 2021. The Webinar, held under the global theme: “Women in Leadership; Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” was graced by the Chairperson of the Region 5 Council of Ministers and the Minister of Sport of Kingdom of Lesotho, Hon. Likeleli Tampane. The Webinar was one of the s...

Share: December 11, 2020 In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent. Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of FGM, while more tha...

It will take 50 years to reverse risks of gender-based violence unless progress is accelerated Data shows that more than 50 million girls under the age of 14 years in Africa are at-risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), while more than 115 million women, were married as girls ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 14, 2020/APO Group/ -- In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and...