Men support Gender Equality at AU Summit/Les hommes se prononcent en faveur de l'egalite entre les sexes au Sommet de l'UA.Some of Africa's most powerful men spoke out against gender discrimination and pledged themselves and their countries to strive for gender equality. The Presidents and one Vice-President were debating the Draft Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa at the opening session of the African Union African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater powers to promote African economic, social, and political integration, (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (ăd`ĭs ăb`əbə) [Amharic,=new flower], city (1994 pop. 2,112,737), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains. , Ethiopia. Olusegun Obasanjo, the newly appointed AU Chairperson, said the debate was necessary because most African societies, "if not all" were male chauvinist male chauvinist n. A man whose behavior and attitude toward women indicate a belief that they are innately inferior to men. male chauvinism n. Noun 1. . Obasanjo, highlighting the link between HIV/Aids and women, suggested that each AU member state should prepare legislation to prevent discrimination against those living with the disease, most Of whom were women. Earlier, Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's president proposed that the AU ensure gender equality at the continental, regional and national levels, and in all branches of government. "We also need to encourage the elimination of female genital mutilation female genital mutilation: see circumcision. . Practitioners of this must be condemned and eventually it will be declared illegal," he said. Botswana has one of the world's highest rates of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection and according to president Mogae; the number of assaults and murders on women had increased there in recent years. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's President, said the victimisation and humiliation of women in Rwanda reached its peak during the genocide, where rape was used as a "method of destruction" However, he said women today in that country were "indispensable" for reconstruction and reconciliation, proving that it was possible to reverse negative trends, such as gender inequality. He said where women participated in decision-making, "effectiveness, accountability and transparency" were enhanced. South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, who did not want to repeat what had been previously stated, said the promotion of gender equality formed part of the Constitutive constitutive /con·sti·tu·tive/ (kon-stich´u-tiv) produced constantly or in fixed amounts, regardless of environmental conditions or demand. Act of the AU, and was therefore law. The sharp-eyed Mbeki noted that a second draft circulated before the assembly was a "sanitised Adj. 1. sanitised - made sanitary sanitized " version of an earlier draft, which originally recommended that countries produce an annual report on gender equality progress. The second version proposed that this function be moved to the AU Commission, which would release an annual report. Earlier, Gertrude Mongella, the co-chair of the session and President of the Pan African Parliament, said the deliberations were making history. She said a list of achievements in Africa in making gender equality a reality included the fact that Rwanda had the world's highest number of female parliamentarians, at 48%, while the AU administration had achieved the 50/50 gender balance target. Mongella said this showed a change of mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. , particularly among the leaders of the continent. Adopted from SABC SABC South African Broadcasting Corporation News, July 6, 2004 Certains des hommes les plus influents The Influents formed in 1999 as an answer to Pinhead Gunpowder alumni Jason White (vocals, guitar) and Bill Schneider's (bass) desire to make music when not working with Pinhead. d'Afrique se sont exprimes sur la discrimination de genre et ont engage leurs propres personnes et leurs pays a lutter en faveur de l'egalite entre les hommes et les femmes. Les presidents et un vice-president debattaient de la declaration provisoire sur l'egalite entre les hommes et les femmes en Afrique a la session inaugurale du Sommet de l'Union africaine (UA) a Addis Abeba, Ethiopie. Olusegun Obasanjo, le nouveau President elu de l'Union africaine, a dit DIT di-iodotyrosine. que le debat est necessaire parce que la plupart des societes africaines, 'sans doute toutes', sont faites d'hommes phallocrates. En soulignant le lien entre le VIH/SIDA et les femmes, Obasanjo a suggere que chaque etat membre de l'ONU prepare des lois pour empecher la discrimination contre les personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA, dont la plupart sont des femmes. Precedemment, le President senegalais Abdoulaye Wade a propose que l'UA assure l'egalite entre les hommes et les femmes sur le continent, au niveau regional et national et dans toutes les branches du gouvernement. "Nous devons aussi encourager l'elimination de la mutilation Mutilation See also Brutality, Cruelty. Mutiny (See REBELLION.) Absyrtus hacked to death; body pieces strewn about. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 3] Agatha, St. had breasts cut off. [Christian Hagiog. genitale feminine. Ceux qui se livrent a cette pratique pra·tique n. Clearance granted to a ship to proceed into port after compliance with health regulations or quarantine. [French, from Old French practique, from Medieval Latin doivent etre condamnes et il sera eventuellement declare illegelle", a t-il dit. Le Botswana a l'un des taux d'infection par le VIH/SIDA les plus eleves du monde n. 1. The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. Le beau monde fashionable society. See Beau monde. Demi monde See Demimonde. , et selon Mogae, le nombre d'agressions et de meurtres des femmes y a augmente ces derni6res annees. Paul Kagame, le President du Rwanda, a dit que la brimade et l'humiliation des femmes au Rwanda a atteint son point culminant cul·mi·nant adj. 1. Being at the highest altitude. 2. Reaching the highest point or degree; highest. durant le genocide ou le viola ete utilise comme "une methode de destruction." Cependant, il a declare que de nos jours, les femmes de ce pays sont "indispensables" pour la reconstruction et la reconciliation, pour prouver que c'est possible de renverser les tendances negatives telles que l'inegalite entre les sexes. Il a dit que quand les femmes participent a la prise de decisions, on note une amelioration a·me·lio·ra·tion n. 1. The act or an instance of ameliorating. 2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement. Noun 1. de l'efficacite, de l'obligation reditionnelle et de la transparence." Mbeki soutient l'egalite entre les sexes Le President sud Africain, qui s'est garde de repeter ce qui avait deja ete dit, a declare que la promotion de l'egalite entre les sexes etait une partie integrante de l'Acte constitutif de l'UA, et constituait donc une loi. Un Mbeki bien averti a note que le deuxieme projet soumis a la conference etait une version "assainie" du projet precedent, qui recommandait au depart que les pays produisent un rapport annuel sur les progres faits dans leurs pays en matiere d'egalite entre les hommes et les femmes. La deuxieme version proposait que cette fonction soit plutot attribuee a la Commission de l'UA, qui devra publier un rapport annuel. Plus tot, Gertrude Mongella, co-Presidente de la session et Presidente du Parlement pan-africain, avait que les deliberations etaient historiques. Elle a declare qu'une liste de realisations africaines dans le domaine de a promotion de l'egalite entre les sexes incluait le fait qu'avec ses 48%, le Rwanda avait le taux de femmes deputees le plus eleve du monde. L'Afrique du Sud a le plus grand nombre de femmes ministres de cabinet, soit un taux de -30%--tandis que l'administration de l'UA a realise l'objectif vise en matiere de genre de 50/50. Mongella a dit que cela demontrait un changement de mentalite, en particulier parmi les dirigeants du continent. SABC News, July 06, 2004 |
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