SADC summit: many challenges ahead for gender equality/Sommet de la SADC: beaucoup de defis attendent l'egalite des genres.The Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance on 19 August 2005 welcomed the decision by leaders at the just-ended SADC SADC Southern African Development Community SADC State Agriculture Development Committee SADC St Albans District Council (administrative authority for St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK) SADC Sector Air Defense Commander summit to endorse 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, position on gender parity in all areas of decision-making. But the Alliance expressed disappointment at the failure by Heads of State to seize the first opportunity open to them following this decision to "walk the talk" by appointing a woman to one of the two top positions in the SADC secretariat despite competent women having applied. The final communique is also silent on the recommendation made by the Council of Ministers that the SADC Declaration on Gender and Development be elevated to a Protocol for Accelerating Gender Equality. Vowing to continue the campaign for a binding sub-regional instrument on gender equality, the Alliance, that comprises ten NGOs from around the region, said the outcome of the summit underscores the fact that while "many milestones have been achieved, the struggle for gender equality is still far from over." In a statement, the Alliance noted that the endorsement of the AU position that failed to receive the support of leaders at their summit last year means that the target of thirty percent women in decision-making contained in the SADC Declaration has now been raised to fifty percent, but no timeframe has been set for achieving this. The Alliance, whose slogan is "50/50 by 2020", said it would continue to lobby for incremental targets and action plans to be developed by each country, with an ultimate target of the fifty percent being achieved by 2020. While the Alliance congratulated the new executive secretary Tomas Salmao of Mozambique and his deputy Joao Caholo of Angola on their appointment, it expressed disappointment that the regional body had failed to lead by example in ensuring gender balance within its own top decision-making structures. Only one out of the seven senior management positions in SADC is held by a woman. The Alliance also stressed that achieving gender equality extends beyond getting women into positions of power. Many more targets are required for ensuring that gender equality is achieved in the economic, social, constitutional and legal spheres as well. This underscores the recommendation made by the Council of Ministers that leaders adopt the principle of a comprehensive Protocol for Accelerating Gender Equality that would bring together all existing international and regional targets and commitments, and enhance these where gaps have been identified. "We are encouraged by the statement by the spokesperson of the new Chair of SADC, President Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August, 1939) is the President of Botswana. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998, and was reelected in October 2004. He is a native Setswana language speaker, of Bamangwato people. , that this is something on which more time and consultation is required, but that can still be considered," said Alliance Spokesperson Colleen Lowe Mama, also executive director of Gender Links. "We are also heartened by the statement made by President Mogae as he took over the Chair that during his tenure Declarations will not be allowed to gather dust and that SADC will become a more results-oriented institution." Pledging to continue to engage with SADC leaders as well as raise public awareness and support for a SADC Protocol on Advancing Gender Equality, with the aim of this being adopted at the 2006 summit, the Alliance commended the media, especially in Botswana, for the coverage and prominence given to issues of gender equality during the Summit. The Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance comprises: Gender Links, the Gender and Media Southern Africa
MISA Municipal Information Systems Association MISA Management Information Systems Association MISA Maintenance of Internal Security Act MISA Media Institute of South Africa ), SAFAIDS, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF WILDAF Women in Law and Development in Africa ), Women in Law in Southern Africa (WLSA WLSA Women and Law in Southern Africa WLSA Women's Law Student Association WLSA Windows Live Spaces Assistant WLSA Windows Live Search Academic ), CREDO, the Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU), Women in Politics Caucus, Botswana and the Women Land and Water Rights, Southern Africa. For more information contact Colleen Lowe Morne on clmorna@mweb.co.za or 27-(0) 82-651-6995) Sommet de la SADC : Beaucoup beau·coup also boo·coo or boo·koo Chiefly Southern U.S. adj. Many; much: beaucoup money. n. pl. de Defis attendent l'egalite des genres L 'Alliance de l'Afrique Australe pour le Protocole sur le Genre a accueilli, le 19 aout 2005, la decision prise par les leaders au sommet de la SADC qui vient de s'achever, d'endosser la position de l'Union Africaine sur la parite des genres dans tous les domaines de prise de decisions. Mais l'Alliance a exprime sa deception suite a l'echec chez chez prep. At the home of; at or by. [French, from Old French, from Latin casa, cottage, hut.] chez prep at the home of [French] les Chefs d'Etats de saisir la premiere occasion qui leur etait ouverte grace a cefe decision de "respecter leurs engagements verbaux" en nommant une femme femme adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. a l'une des deux postes les plus eleves au niveau du Secretariat de la SADC malgre que des femmes competentes aient pose leurs demandes. Le Communique final ne dit DIT di-iodotyrosine. rien non plus sur la recommandation faite par le Conseil des Ministres selon laquelle la Declaration de la SADC sur Je Genre et le Developpement devait etre elevee au niveau d'un Protocole pour l'Acceleration de l'Egalite des Genres. En se decidant de continuer la campagne pour un instrument sousregional contraignant en matiere d'egalite des genres, l'Alliance, qui comprend dix ONG ONG Organisation Non Gouvernementale ONG Organización No Gubernamental ONG Organização Não-Governamental (Brazil) ONG Organizzazione Non Governativa (Italian) en provenance de toutes les parties de la region, a indique que les conclusions du sommet releve le fait qu'au moment ou"beaucoup de grandes etapes ont ete franchies, la lutte pour l'egalite des genres est encore loin loin (loin) the part of the back between the thorax and pelvis. loin n. The part of the body on either side of the spinal column between the ribs and the pelvis. de se terminer." Dans une declaration, l'Alliance a note que l'endossement de la position de l'UA qui n'a pas reussi a obtenir le soutien des leaders a leur Sommet l'annee derniere signifie que la cible La Cible (The Target) is a televised game show presented on France 2. Its host from 2003 to 2006 was Olivier Minne; he was succeeded by Marie-Ange Nardi. In Canada, it is broadcast on TV5. de trente pour cent de femmes dans les instances de prise de decisions qui est contenue dans la Declaration de SADC a ete cette fois-ci elevee a cinquante pour cent, mais aucune echeance temporelle n'a ete fixee pour la realisation de ceci L'Alliance, dont le slogan est "50/50 d'ici 2020" a indique qu'elle continuerait le lobbying en faveur des cibles d'augmentation et des plans d'action que chaque pays doit elaborer, avec une cible ultime Ul´time a. 1. Ultimate; final. de cinquante pour cent qui doit etre realisee d'ici 2020. Alors que l'Alliance a felicite le nouveau Secretaire Executif Tomas Salmao du Mozambique ainsi que son adjoint Ad´joint n. 1. An adjunct; a helper. Joao Caholo de l'Angola pour leur nomination, elle a exprime sa deception due au fait que l'instance regionale n'avait pas reussi a briller par l'exemple en assurant l'equilibre des genres au sein de ses structures de prise de decisions au niveau du sommet. Seule une parmi les sept hautes positions de gestion de la SADC est occupee par une femme. L'Alliance a en outre ou·tré adj. Highly unconventional; eccentric or bizarre: "outré and affected stage antics" Michael Heaton. souligne que la realisation de l'egalite des genres s'etend au-dela de placer des femmes dans des positions de pouvoir. Beaucoup d'autres cibles sont requises pour s:assurer que l'egalite des genres est realisee egalement dans les domaines economique, social, constitutionnel et juridique. Ceci reflete la recommandation faite par le conseil des Ministres selon laquelle les leaders doivent adopter le principe d'un Protocole general pour l'acceleration de l'Egalite des Genres, Protocole qui regrouperait ensemble toutes les cibles et tous les engagements internationaux et regionaux existants et renforcerait ces derniers la ou les lacunes ont ete identifiees. "Nous sommes encouragees par la declaration du porte-parole du nouveau President de la SADC, le President Festus Mogae, Selon laquelle ceci est quelque chose qui necessite davantage de temps et de consultation, mais qui peut encore etre considere" a indique la Presidente d'Alliance, Colleen Lowe Morna, egalement Directrice Executive de Gender Links."Nous sommes reconfortes par la declaration faite par le President Mogae lorsqu'il s'engageait a ce poste, declaration selon laquelle au cours de son mandat les Declarations ne seront pas de place et que la SADC deviendra une institution orientee vers vers abbr. versed sine les resultats." En promettant de continuer a s'engager aux cotes des leaders de la SADC ainsi qu'a accroitre la prise de conscience et soutenir un Protocole de la SADC sur la Promotion de l'Egalite des Genres, avec l'objectif de le faire adopter au sommet de 2006, l'Alliance a felicite les medias, specialement au Botswana, pour la couverture Noun 1. couverture - chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans et la Priorite donnee don·née n. 1. A set of literary or artistic principles or assumptions on which a creative work is based: "He worked outward from the donnée toward the expression of some general theme or idea" aux questions de l'egalite des genres au cours du Sommet. L'Alliance de l'Attique Australe pour le Protocole du Genre englobe: Gender Links, the Gender and Media southern Africa (GEMSA) Network, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), SAFAIDS, women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF), Women in Law in southern Africa (WLSA), CREDO, the Women in Politics support Unit (WiPSU), women in Politics Caucus, Botswana and the Women Land and Water Rights, Southern Africa. Pour plus de renseignements, contactez Colleen Lowe Morna a l'adresse clmorna @mweb.co.za or 27 (0) 82-651-6995). |
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