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African Gender activists and NEPAD - initial responses. (Responses).


African gender activists are rising to the challenge of ensuring that the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development ) brings about real and positive change in the lives of women. Existing structures are being utilised to disseminate information regarding the NEPAD, to identify areas of concern and to plot the way forward. For instance, the Africa Women's Forum hosted a regional Conference on African Women and the. NEPAD in February 2002 and MATCH International Centre produced an initial gender review of the NEPAD in January 2002.

Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) presented a panel discussion and strategy session during the 46th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Noun 1. Commission on the Status of Women - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies  CCSW CCSW Certified Clinical Social Worker
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, March 2002 During the meeting FEMNET presented a paper titled African Women Gender and the NEPAD. In general, the meeting welcomed and applauded the NEPAD. However, the meeting noted that although the NEPAD makes sporadic reference to women, there is little evidence of a comprehensive gendered approach to poverty eradication and development. It is unclear how the NEPAD relates to. or impacts on, the already-existing framework for the rights of women in Africa. This framework comprises instruments such as the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW CEDAW Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (United Nations)
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); the Dakar Platform for Action; the Beijing Platform for Action (PFA PFA Pacific Film Archive
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) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that seeks to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent. . In the near future, a Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa will be added to this framework.

Furthermore sub-regional instruments such as the SADO Sado (sä`dō), island, 330 sq mi (855 sq km), in the Sea of Japan, off the west coast of N Honshu, Japan. Mt. Kimpoku (3,872 ft/1,180 m) is the highest point.  Declaration on Gender and Development should also be taken into consideration.

Many Africans do not have any knowledge of the NEPAD. The language of the NEPAD does not allow for easy dissemination and could inhibit popular participation and debate. Although the NEPAD makes reference to the HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome  epidemic, there is no clear strategy for dealing with this issue from a poverty eradication or development perspective. The NEPAD does not contain indicators against which to measure implementations.

Ensuring effective gender mainstreaming in and through NEPAD appears to be a daunting daunt  
tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts
To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay.



[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin
 task. The challenge has been to utilise the available information in a way that ensures its specific relevance to the women of Africa. Fortunately, there is a body of information and best practices that can be drawn on in order to make this task less daunting. At the United Nations (UN) level, the Beijing PFA provides policy and practical guidelines for approaching issues such as women, and poverty, women and armed conflict, the human rights of women and women in power and decision-making. Various UN Declarations and Resolutions deal with issues such as women and development and the role of women in peacekeeping. UN agencies have conducted sound research on issues pertaining to women and HIV/AIDS. women and the environment etc.

Women's organisations have contributed to debates and have developed beet practices regarding a number of issues covered by NEPAD.

The Beijing Declaration and PFA recognised that women and men experience poverty differently and agreed that these, differences have to be taken into account if the causes of poverty are to be adequately understood and dealt with. The PFA highlighted the empowerment of women as a critical tool in the eradication of poverty. Emphasising the multidimensional nature of poverty, it was recommended that poverty eradication strategies should address such factors as autonomy dignity and participation in decision making. Elize Delport is a board member of Women in Law and Development (WILDAF)

Militantes Africaines de Genre et NEPAD - Reponses Initiates

Les militantes africaines de genre s'attaquent au defi de s'assurer que le NEPAD apporte un changement vrai et positif dans les vies des femmes. Des structures existantes sont utilisees pour diffuser dif·fus·er  
n.
1. One that diffuses, as:
a. A light fixture, such as a frosted globe, that spreads light evenly.

b. A medium that scatters light, used in photography to soften shadows.

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 l'information portant sur le NEPAD, identifier des domaines d'interet et determiner les directives a suivre. Par exemple, le forum des Femmes Africaines a tenu une conference regionale sur les femmes africaines et le NEPAD en fevrier 2002 et le Centre International MATCH a produit un produit la premiere analyse portant sur le genre et le NEPAD en janvier 2002.

L'organisation 'Femmes Juristes et Developpement en Afrique' (Women in Law and Development, (WiLDAF) a organise un panel strategique do discussion: lors de la quarante-sixieme session de la Commission sur le Statut de la Femme (CSW CSW Commission on the Status of Women
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) des Nations Unies a New York, en mars 2002. Au cours de la reunion, FEMNET a presente un article intitule in·tit·ule  
tr.v. in·tit·uled, in·tit·ul·ing, in·tit·ules Chiefly British
To give a designation or title to (a legislative act, for example).
 Fommes, genre et NEPAD'. En general, les participants ont bien accueilli et salue l'initiative du NEPAD. Cependant, la reunion a souligne que bien que le NEPAD fasse une reference sporadique aux femmes, une approche complete d'extirpation de la pauvrete et de developpement qui soit sensible au genre n'est pas tres envisageable. La facon dont le NEPAD se relie a, ou influence la structure des droits de la femme africaine deja existante n'est pas claire. Cette structure comporte des instruments tels que la Convention sur l'Elimination de toutes les Formes (language, music) Formes - An object-oriented language for music composition and synthesis, written in VLISP.

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 de Discrimination contre les Femmes (CEDAW/CEDEF), la plate-forme d'action de Dakar; l plateforme d'action de Pekin Pekin (pē`kĭn), city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain, livestock, and dairying area, Pekin has a large food industry.  et la Cha rte Africaine sur les Droits Humains et des Peuples'. Dans un proche avenir, un Protocole sur les Droits de la Femme Africaine sera ajoute a cette structure. En outre ou·tré  
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Highly unconventional; eccentric or bizarre: "outré and affected stage antics" Michael Heaton.
, des instruments sous regionaux tels que la Declaration de SADC SADC Southern African Development Community
SADC State Agriculture Development Committee
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 sur le Genre et le Developpement devraient egalement etre pris en consideration.

Plusieurs Africains ne savent absolument rien du NEPAD. Le langage du NEPAD ne permet pas une diffusion facile et pourrait empecher la participation et la discussion populaires. Bien que le NEPAD fasse reference a l'epidemie du VIH/SIDA, il n'y a aucune strategie claire traitant de cette question a partir d'une perspective d'eradication de la pauvrete ou de developpement. Le NEPAD ne dispose pas d'indicateurs permettant de mesurer les activites de la mise en oeuvre.

Assurer une integration de genre efficace dans et par le NEPAD semble etre une tache tache (tahsh) [Fr.] a spot or blemish.tachet´ic

tache blanche  (blahnsh) a white spot on the liver in certain infectious diseases.
 intimidante. Le defi a ete d'utiliser l'information disponible d'une maniere qui permet d'assurer qu'il est specifiquement approprie pour la femme africaine. Heureusement une gamme d'information et de meilleures pratiques pouvant servir de repere et rendre cette tache moins intimidante est disponible. Au niveau des Nations Unies, la plate-forme d'action de Beijing fournit une politique et des directives pratiques permettant d'aborder des themes tels que les femmes et la pauvrete, les femmes et le conflit arme, les droits humains des femmes et les femmes au pouvoir et a la prise de decision. Les declarations et resolutions variees des Nations Unies traitent de questions telles que des femmes et le developpement et le role des femmes dans la construction de la paix.

Les agences des Nations Unies ont conduit de bonnes recherches sur les femmes et le VIH/SIDA, des femmes et l'environnement etc.

Les O.N.G. feminines ont contribue aux discussions et ont elabore de meilleures pratiques relatives un certain nombre de problemes couverts par le NEPAD.

La declaration et la plate-forme d'action de Beijing ont reconnu que les femmes et les hommes eprouvent la pauvrete differemment et ont convenu que ces differences doivent etre prises en compte pour que les causes de la pauvrete soient considerees et traitees de maniere adequate. La plate forme forme (form) pl. formes   [Fr.] form.

forme fruste  (froost) pl. formes frustes   an atypical, especially a mild or incomplete, form, as of a disease.
 a mis l'accent sur l'habilitation de la femme comme outil critique dans l'eradication de la pauvrete. Soulignant la nature multidimensionnelle de la pauvrete, il a ete recommande que les strategies d'eradication de la pauvrete, devraient examiner des facteurs tels que l'autonomie, la dignite et la participation aux instances de prise de decision. Par d'Elize Delport (WiLDAF)
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