{"id":4199,"date":"2014-12-11T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T15:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2015-08-11T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T15:40:46","slug":"addis-ababa-declaration-on-accelerating-the-implementation-of-the-beijing-platform-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/addis-ababa-declaration-on-accelerating-the-implementation-of-the-beijing-platform-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa Declaration on Accelerating the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Towards a transformational change for women and girls in Africa<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>19 November 2014<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>We, <\/i><\/b>the African Ministers responsible for Gender and Women\u2019s Affairs, attending the Ninth African Regional Conference on Women for the twenty-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, held in Addis Ababa on 19 November 2014, organized by the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), agencies of the United Nations and other partners,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Reaffirming<\/i><\/b> our commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action and the importance of the objectives, principles and goals contained therein, and to scaling up and accelerating their implementation,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Recalling<\/i><\/b> the outcomes of the previous African regional reviews of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Welcoming <\/i><\/b>the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union to declare 2010-2020 as the African Women\u2019s Decade and the year 2015 as the Year of Women\u2019s Empowerment and Development towards Realizing Africa\u2019s Agenda 2063,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Appreciating<\/i><\/b> the leadership of our Heads of State and Government in coming up with the common African position on the post-2015 development agenda,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Commending <\/i><\/b>the progress that has been made in the development and implementation of global, regional and national development frameworks, and the introduction of policies towards gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Taking note<\/i><\/b> with concern the uneven progress made on achieving gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment and the challenges that African countries continue to face in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Concerned <\/i><\/b>that new challenges and emerging issues are arising, such as climate change, conflicts, HIV\/AIDS, epidemics, human trafficking, child labour, religious extremism, terrorism, global economic and financial crises and increasing inequality, which threaten to set back progress made so far towards gender equality and the advancement of women and girls across the continent,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Expressing <\/i><\/b>our full solidarity and support to countries affected by the spread of the Ebola virus and commending the efforts of Governments, the African Union Commission, the United Nations, the public, development partners and non-governmental organizations to combat the epidemic,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Concerned<\/i><\/b> about the impact and burden of the epidemic, especially for women and children,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Taking note<\/i><\/b> of Africa\u2019s positive development landscape and the ambitiousness of the continent\u2019s structural transformation agenda, as spelled out in the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, which has the potential to scale up investments for the advancement of women and gender equality,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Emphasizing<\/i><\/b> the strong positive correlations between gender equality, women\u2019s empowerment and Africa\u2019s sustainable development,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Acknowledging and appreciating <\/i><\/b>the participation and contribution of non-governmental organizations and women\u2019s organizations to the Ninth African Regional Conference on Women (Beijing+20) and taking note of the outcomes of their consultative meetings,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Acknowledging <\/i><\/b>the importance of establishing partnerships and strategic alliances with all stakeholders, such as ministries of finance and economic planning and other line ministries, civil society organizations, cultural institutions, the private sector, trade unions, community and religious leaders, research and academic institutions, local government, the media and the international community, to achieve gender equality,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Recognizing<\/i><\/b> that social protection is an important emerging development strategy for inclusive and equitable development for all, including women,<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Call to action to achieve gender equality and women\u2019s and girl\u2019s empowerment, as spelled out in the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, by 2030:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> our member States to adopt gender-sensitive planning and budgeting schemes, with a view to accelerating the implementation of the remaining gaps from the Dakar and Beijing Platforms for Action through strengthened domestic resource mobilization and allocation for women\u2019s and girls\u2019 rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> our member States to endorse the adoption of a stand-alone goal on gender equality, the empowerment of women and women\u2019s rights, and to include gender-sensitive targets and indicators in the sustainable development goals, in line with the priorities of the common African position on the post-2015 development agenda;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> international partners, both bilateral and multilateral, including organizations of the United Nations system, to provide adequate technical and financial support for our development efforts;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> our Governments and development partners to give the necessary resources to women\u2019s organizations and initiatives to ensure that women\u2019s rights are protected and that women and girls receive appropriate services;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Commit<\/i><\/b> ourselves to reporting on the implementation of commitments made at the national, regional and global levels in terms of gender equality and empowerment of women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> our member States to demand accountability from development partners and civil society organizations with regard to how resources for gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment are used;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> the African Union Commission, the regional economic communities, the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations system to support capacity-building, monitor and report on progress made in implementing gender-relevant development programmes and plans, and to ensure that the outcome of the Beijing+20 review is reflected in the work plan of the Committee on Women and Development of the Economic Commission for Africa;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> the member States and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to increase resource allocation to strengthen UN-Women to ensure that it fulfils its mandate as the United Nations entity for coordinating the achievement of the gender equality and empowerment of women goals by the whole United Nations system;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call for<\/i><\/b> a strong regional accountability framework involving Governments, the private sector and civil society to monitor and track progress with a view to achieving the post-2015 development goals, and particularly the stand-alone goal on gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call for<\/i><\/b> the strengthening of women\u2019s freedom in challenging harmful social and cultural norms and practices that impede women\u2019s ability to fully participate in and benefit from economic growth in Africa, as stated in the Maputo Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call for <\/i><\/b>investing in data and information systems for monitoring and tracking of gender equality and empowerment;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><i>Call upon<\/i><\/b> Governments and development partners to provide resources to regional economic communities so that they can play their critical role of coordination, capacity-building, monitoring and evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hereby reaffirm our commitment <b><i>to implement, monitor and assess<\/i><\/b> the international, regional, subregional and national agreements and initiatives entered into by the member States, whose objectives are in line with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the Millennium Development Goals, among others; and to accelerate the implementation of the 12 critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action, the Maputo Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights, the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa and the outcomes of the International Conference on Population and Development, through the following strategic actions:<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Economic empowerment of women through the creation of decent jobs, poverty reduction, social protection and social security<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Systematically review and, if necessary, amend macroeconomic and sector policies to integrate gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment to ensure inclusive growth and equitable and sustainable development;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place women at the centre of the continent\u2019s industrialization process through the development of appropriate socioeconomic infrastructure, in line with the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt and enforce the implementation of laws allowing women to own land for economic opportunities and to exercise their human rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Upscale innovative initiatives to give women more access, ownership and control over factors and means of production such as land, labour, finance, credit, technology, markets and other productive inputs;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Facilitate women\u2019s effective participation in and benefit from the agricultural, mining and tourism value chains by giving them the resources and skills they need to improve their economic productivity;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Reduce, recognize and redistribute unpaid care work, which falls disproportionately on women and girls, by investing in infrastructure and time-saving technology and emphasizing shared responsibilities between women and men, girls and boys;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduce measures including paid maternity and paternity leave to address the issue of work\u2013life balance and to help those with family responsibilities;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nurture women\u2019s \u2013 especially young women\u2019s \u2013 entrepreneurship skills and talent development, in particular in the agri-business and extractive industries, including mining, by supporting their primary, secondary and tertiary education and professional training, giving them access to resources, and helping them to acquire new ICT skills;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(i) Establish and strengthen domestic funding for social protection mechanisms and interventions, and provide and\/or reinforce social safety net services for vulnerable women and girls (especially older women and children with disabilities, female or girl headed households, orphans and other vulnerable children).<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Education and training<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Undertake a comprehensive review and gender analysis of the education curriculum to make it more gender-responsive and remove stereotypes, in compliance with the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, which emphasizes the industrialization of the continent;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt a multi-sectoral approach to address negative social and cultural norms and practices including harmful traditional practices such as early marriage that impede girls\u2019 retention and achievement at the primary, secondary, tertiary and vocational levels of education and training;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Promote retention, completion and transition by providing incentives such as free and compulsory primary and secondary education and subsidized higher and vocational education to consolidate gains made in gender parity at primary-school level;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt and enforce legislation and other measures, including actions on age-appropriate sexuality and reproductive health training, to end teenage pregnancy, patriarchy, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Advocate for affirmative measures with a view to increasing the number of girls taking up science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM subjects) and ICT at the secondary, tertiary and higher levels;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide comprehensive and free early childhood development services as a preparatory phase for quality education for children\u2019s enrolment, retention and completion of the education cycle;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt policies to allow pregnant girls to remain in school and return to school after delivery;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create school environments that are girl-friendly and accessible, through measures that eradicate sexual harassment, kidnapping and trafficking and ensure improved security in schools, protective measures and adequate sanitation facilities;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide equitable, inclusive and quality education to ensure that girls with disabilities, orphans, vulnerable children and those in marginalized areas receive an education;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Implement literacy programmes for adult women and girls, and establish schools and alternative institutions for illiterate women and girls, boys and men.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Women\u2019s reproductive health and HIV\/AIDs<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Scale up efforts to drastically reduce maternal mortality at least by half through the implementation of innovative policies and programmes, inspired by the continent\u2019s best practices such as wellness clinics and nutrition services;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest in sexual and reproductive health rights, including by adopting and implementing laws on sexual and reproductive health, awareness raising and information services for teenagers and women, including comprehensive sexual health education, information and services;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(c) Implement programmes that ensure men\u2019s shared responsibility, especially with regard to family planning, HIV and sexual and gender-based violence;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(d) Expand the provision of family planning services and contraceptives and access to safe and legal abortion services in accordance with national laws and policies, and protect the reproductive rights of women by authorizing medical abortion in the case of sexual assault, rape, incest, in line with the Maputo Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(e) Invest in coordinated, integrated and multi-sectoral interventions, scale up the ratio of medical doctors, midwives and nurses to the population, expand obstetric care services, especially in rural and remote areas, using retired health professionals and community volunteers, in the light of the African Union\u2019s 2009 Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa;<\/p>\n<p>(f) Facilitate access to information and provide early detection services for cervical and breast cancer and provide free cancer treatment for women;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(g) Improve access for all women and girls to prevention, treatment and drugs to reduce the negative impact of HIV\/AIDS among women;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(h) Scale up combined preventive HIV\/AIDS measures for young women and girls and expand programmes to eliminate mother-to-child transmission;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(i) Promote the full implementation of Security Council resolution 2177 on the Ebola virus from the African perspective;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(j) Establish a special Ebola fund for women to address the adverse impact of the epidemic on women and girls, including women with disabilities;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(k) Call upon Governments to take appropriate measures to fight against discrimination against women with obstetric fistula and to ensure their medical care and socioeconomic integration into society.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Violence against women and girls<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Enact and strengthen the enforcement of laws addressing and punishing all forms of violence against women and girls through adequate resource allocation and targeted capacity-building of law enforcement agencies, including the judiciary;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest in social mobilization and implement public awareness campaigns targeting, men, boys, women and girls, and religious, traditional and community leaders to eliminate violence against women and girls and end trafficking;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Undertake empirical studies to document the situation, stories, impact and cost of violence against women on families, in the home, in the public sphere and on socio-economic growth and Africa\u2019s transformative development agenda;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest in the collection, analysis and use of data disaggregated by sex, age, location and economic status on violence against women to inform targeted policy interventions and programming;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Set up national monitoring mechanisms for gender-based violence;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Respond to violence against women and girls by ensuring a well-coordinated, multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder response that includes provision of efficient gender-responsive medical services, safe spaces for physical safety and security, legal\/judicial response and legal psycho-social support; and observatory and monitoring units for violence against women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen policies and practices in all schools, including higher institutions of learning; integrate issues of violence against women and girls into the curriculum to promote dialogue and meaningful engagement of men and boys in addressing violence against women in accordance with national laws;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Revise existing policies to address emerging trends of violence against women and girls such as forced and coerced sterilization and forced abortion of women living with HIV\/AIDs;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ensure access to justice for victims and women survivors including protection of women human rights defenders;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Set up legal funds for poor and underprivileged women and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen the men\u2019s movement for gender equality and systematically and comprehensively build the capacity of men in positions of influence to promote the gender equality agenda;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Continue the implementation of activities initiated under the Secretary-General\u2019s UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women and Girls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Peace, security and development<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Integrate the gender and rights framework within national security sector reforms and ensure that all peacekeeping missions include and promote the rights of women, in order to reduce gender- and sexual-based violence in conflict, eliminate violence against women and girls and ensure that perpetrators of gender- and sexual-based violence are held accountable;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen and finance the response to terrorist threats and make special provisions for the protection of women and girls, including responses to early warning signs;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop, finance and implement national action plans for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 and all other relevant Security Council resolutions;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ensure that all peace negotiations, processes and mediation teams include at least 50\u00a0per cent representation of women from all sides of the conflict;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide appropriate training to women for their effective participation in peace negotiations, peacekeeping missions, peacebuilding processes and humanitarian crises via early warning and response mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Women in power and decision-making positions<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pass laws to ensure female representation of at least 50\u00a0per cent as provided for in the African Union\u2019s Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa, adopted in 2004, the African Union Commission\u2019s Gender Policy, adopted in 2009 and other affirmative actions passed at the subregional and country levels to guarantee that women are fairly represented in all public governance structures \u2013 elective, appointive and recruited \u2013 at management and decision-making levels, in academia and in the private sector;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduce mechanisms to monitor the evolution of women\u2019s representation in elective and appointive structures;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen and provide incentives to political parties to nominate and support female candidates;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Engage with national electoral commissions and boards in order to strengthen political financing laws and guidelines to promote integrity in politics and promote women\u2019s participation;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Support training and capacity-building of women in political decision-making in order to translate the numbers into more effective, quality participation and influence;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest in and strengthen knowledge-sharing and promote South-South sharing of best practices;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Support and invest in the creation of platforms that celebrate women in social, economic and corporate positions and political leadership, and foster mentorship programmes for young women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide leadership and self-esteem training to young women, including those with disabilities, to enable them to participate in decision-making and leadership roles;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop and strengthen high-level gender advisory regional think tanks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women <\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Reinforce the institutionalization of gender machineries by enforcing their mandate to monitor and evaluate the achievement of agreed-upon gender equality targets and indicators, including by equipping these mechanisms with the requisite staff and financial resources to drive, convene and coordinate policies, programmes and interventions;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Implement measures, including capacity-building measures, to ensure that all ministries and other institutions systematically integrate gender into their work;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Establish and strengthen accountability mechanisms such as gender markers, gender audits and integrated reporting applicable to all public structures and the private sector, in order to track programmes and resources allocated to the promotion of gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide adequate resources and mobilize domestic financing, including private sector partnership and financing for national gender and women machinery;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen the collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated and gender-responsive data within all sectors to ensure the effective integration of gender indicators, targets and actions in all other sector ministries policies, programmes and budgets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Human rights of women and girls<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Align the legal and judicial system \u2013 i.e. laws, standards and policies \u2013 with international laws and gender standards and instruments;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review and revise national constitutions and legal systems to systematically remove all discriminatory laws, norms, practices and policies to make the legal framework conform to international and regional instruments on women\u2019s human rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Build the capacity of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies in gender and women\u2019s human rights and support the enforcement of laws to fight discrimination against women and girls and support women to know and claim their rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop and implement awareness-raising programmes about the rights of women in the official and national languages, aimed at men and teenage boys, to raise awareness of the population on the rights of women and girls and ensure laws and policies that protect human rights of women defenders against stigmatization;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Establish and popularize legal aid funds for underprivileged women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Protect women and girls from exploitation through social networks and combat cybercrime;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Promote and protect the rights of women and girls with disabilities and improve their social and economic conditions, including with targeted measures and strategies;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt and implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Women and the media<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Promote women in decision-making positions in state and private media;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen the access of rural and other underserved women to media, especially by expanding community radio and mobile phone access;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Design, create and support platforms that recognize positive media for gender equality;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Encourage the media to promote public service on critical issues affecting women, such as access to reproductive health information, family planning and the value of girls\u2019 education, and to engage in positive dialogues with men and boys on equality, non-discrimination and violence against women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduce awareness-raising programmes on women\u2019s rights, including in local languages;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop and implement policies and laws creating an enabling environment that prevent the use of social and other forms of new media as instruments of violence against women and girls, exploitation of girls and cybercrime.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>Women, the environment and climate change<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make climate knowledge and information gender-responsive and accessible to women, especially rural women;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Design and implement programmes that harvest and value women\u2019s indigenous knowledge and practices, including in innovation processes;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Build capacities in environmental public institutions to integrate gender concerns into policymaking and programming for equitable sustainable development;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strengthen women\u2019s capacities to manage and prevent natural disasters;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Undertake ex-ante gender analyses of climate change risks to women\u2019s livelihoods and prepare emergency and long-term preparedness to mitigate those risks;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest in climate-sensitive and gender-sensitive agricultural extension, including adaptation and mitigation programmes;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ensure that external and domestic climate finance targets women\u2019s specific needs, constraints and perspectives, and provides incentives for women farmers to be stewards of natural resources;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(h) Provide access to clean water and renewable energy technologies to all households, particularly to rural women, including by investing in and promoting the development of alternative safe and clean energies (such as hydropower and solar) in order to reduce reliance on non-sustainable energy sources;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(i) Develop comprehensive gender-sensitive policies that address participation in mitigation of the environment impact of large-scale mining and extractive activities;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(j) Promote mass media campaigns on climate change eventualities such as natural disasters, with warning systems to save the lives of women and girls.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><b>The girl child <\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Continue to strengthen efforts to completely eliminate early child marriages by criminalizing the practice and enforcing the age of marriage of 18 for girls, in accordance with international norms and standards;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Criminalize all forms of female genital mutilation, early child and forced marriages, and other harmful traditional practices, and disallow judicial consent to marriage in sexual violence cases;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Align all laws and policies with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Maputo Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adopt and enforce the International Labour Organization\u2019s conventions, recommendations and standards to protect girls from child labour;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Protect girls against all forms of exploitation, including trafficking and sexual slavery by armed groups.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vers un changement transformationnel pour les femmes et les jeunes filles en Afrique<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>19 Novembre 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nous<\/strong>, ministres africains en charge du genre et des affaires f\u00e9minines, assistons \u00e0 la neuvi\u00e8me Conf\u00e9rence r\u00e9gionale africaine sur les femmes pour l&#8217;examen des vingt ans de la mise en \u0153uvre de la D\u00e9claration de Beijing et du Programme d&#8217;action, tenue \u00e0 Addis Ab\u00e9ba le 19 Novembre 2014, organis\u00e9 par la Commission \u00e9conomique pour l&#8217;Afrique, la Commission de l&#8217;Union africaine, l&#8217;Entit\u00e9 des Nations Unies pour l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes (ONU-Femmes), les agences des Nations Unies et d&#8217;autres partenaires,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9affirmant notre engagement envers le Programme d&#8217;action et l&#8217;importance des objectifs, des principes et des objectifs soulev\u00e9s \u00e0\u00a0P\u00e9kin, et \u00e0 l&#8217;intensification et l&#8217;acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration de leur mise en \u0153uvre,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rappelant les r\u00e9sultats des examens r\u00e9gionaux africains pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent la D\u00e9claration de Beijing et du Programme d&#8217;action,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Se f\u00e9licitant de la d\u00e9cision de l&#8217;Assembl\u00e9e des Chefs d&#8217;Etat et du gouvernement de l&#8217;Union africaine \u00e0 d\u00e9clarer 2010-2020, la D\u00e9cennie de la femme africaine et de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e 2015 comme l&#8217;Ann\u00e9e de la Promotion f\u00e9minine et du d\u00e9veloppement vers la r\u00e9alisation de l&#8217;Agenda de l&#8217;Afrique 2063,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Appr\u00e9ciant le leadership de nos chefs d&#8217;\u00c9tat et de gouvernement \u00e0 venir avec la position commune africaine sur l&#8217;agenda de d\u00e9veloppement post-2015,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Se f\u00e9licitant des progr\u00e8s qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 accomplis dans le d\u00e9veloppement et la mise en \u0153uvre des cadres mondiaux, r\u00e9gionaux et nationaux de d\u00e9veloppement, et l&#8217;introduction de politiques en faveur de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prenant note avec pr\u00e9occupation l&#8217;in\u00e9galit\u00e9 des progr\u00e8s r\u00e9alis\u00e9s sur la r\u00e9alisation de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes et les d\u00e9fis que les pays africains continuent de faire face \u00e0 la mise en \u0153uvre du Programme d&#8217;action de Beijing,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Craignant que les nouveaux d\u00e9fis et les nouveaux enjeux se posent, tels que le changement climatique, les conflits, le VIH \/ SIDA, les \u00e9pid\u00e9mies, traite des \u00eatres humains, le travail des enfants, l&#8217;extr\u00e9misme religieux, le terrorisme, les crises \u00e9conomiques et financi\u00e8res mondiales et de l&#8217;accroissement des in\u00e9galit\u00e9s, qui menacent de faire reculer les progr\u00e8s accomplis si loin vers l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et la promotion des femmes et des filles \u00e0 travers le continent,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Exprimant notre pleine solidarit\u00e9 et son soutien aux pays touch\u00e9s par la propagation du virus Ebola et se f\u00e9licitant des efforts des gouvernements, la Commission de l&#8217;Union africaine, l&#8217;Organisation des Nations Unies, le public, les partenaires au d\u00e9veloppement et les organisations non gouvernementales pour lutter contre l&#8217;\u00e9pid\u00e9mie,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par l&#8217;impact et le fardeau de l&#8217;\u00e9pid\u00e9mie, en particulier pour les femmes et les enfants,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prenant note du paysage du d\u00e9veloppement positif de l&#8217;Afrique et de l&#8217;ambition de l&#8217;ordre du jour de la transformation structurelle du continent, tels qu&#8217;ils sont \u00e9nonc\u00e9s dans l&#8217;agenda de l&#8217;Union africaine 2063, qui a le potentiel d&#8217;accro\u00eetre les investissements pour la promotion des femmes et l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soulignant les fortes corr\u00e9lations positives entre l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes, l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes et le d\u00e9veloppement durable de l&#8217;Afrique,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reconnaissant et appr\u00e9ciant la participation et la contribution des organisations non gouvernementales et les organisations de femmes \u00e0 la neuvi\u00e8me Conf\u00e9rence r\u00e9gionale africaine sur les femmes (P\u00e9kin + 20), et prenant note des r\u00e9sultats de leurs r\u00e9unions consultatives,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reconnaissant l&#8217;importance d&#8217;\u00e9tablir des partenariats et des alliances strat\u00e9giques avec toutes les parties prenantes, tels que les minist\u00e8res des finances et de la planification \u00e9conomique et d&#8217;autres minist\u00e8res de tutelle, les organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, les institutions culturelles, le secteur priv\u00e9, des syndicats, des dirigeants communautaires et religieux, de la recherche et des \u00e9tablissements universitaires, le gouvernement local, les m\u00e9dias et la communaut\u00e9 internationale, pour parvenir \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reconnaissant que la protection sociale est une importante strat\u00e9gie de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9mergents pour un d\u00e9veloppement inclusif et \u00e9quitable pour tous, y compris les femmes,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Appel \u00e0 l&#8217;action pour r\u00e9aliser l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et des femmes et l&#8217;autonomisation des filles, tels qu&#8217;ils sont \u00e9nonc\u00e9s dans l&#8217;Agenda de l&#8217;Union africaine 2063, d&#8217;ici 2030:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Faites appel \u00e0 nos Etats membres \u00e0 adopter des r\u00e9gimes sexosp\u00e9cifiques planification et de budg\u00e9tisation, en vue d&#8217;acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer la mise en \u0153uvre des lacunes des plates-formes d&#8217;action de Dakar et de Beijing gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une meilleure mobilisation des ressources int\u00e9rieures et l&#8217;allocation pour les femmes et les droits des filles;<br \/>\nFaites appel \u00e0 nos Etats membres \u00e0 approuver l&#8217;adoption d&#8217;un objectif autonome sur l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes, l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes et les droits des femmes, et d&#8217;inclure des objectifs et des indicateurs sensibles au genre dans les objectifs de d\u00e9veloppement durable, en ligne avec les priorit\u00e9s de la commune position africaine sur l&#8217;agenda de d\u00e9veloppement post-2015;<br \/>\nFaites appel \u00e0 des partenaires internationaux, \u00e0 la fois bilat\u00e9rale et multilat\u00e9rale, y compris les organisations du syst\u00e8me des Nations Unies, de fournir un soutien technique et financier ad\u00e9quat pour nos efforts de d\u00e9veloppement;<br \/>\nFaites appel \u00e0 nos gouvernements et les partenaires de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 donner les ressources n\u00e9cessaires pour les organisations et les initiatives des femmes pour assurer que les droits des femmes soient prot\u00e9g\u00e9s et que les femmes et les filles re\u00e7oivent des services appropri\u00e9s;<br \/>\nNous nous engageons \u00e0 faire rapport sur la mise en \u0153uvre des engagements pris aux niveaux national, r\u00e9gional et mondial en termes d&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes;<br \/>\nFaites appel \u00e0 nos Etats membres d&#8217;exiger des comptes des partenaires au d\u00e9veloppement et les organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9gard de la fa\u00e7on dont les ressources pour l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes sont utilis\u00e9s;<br \/>\nAppel \u00e0 la Commission de l&#8217;Union africaine, les communaut\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques r\u00e9gionales, la Commission \u00e9conomique pour l&#8217;Afrique et le syst\u00e8me des Nations Unies \u00e0 appuyer le renforcement des capacit\u00e9s, surveiller et faire rapport sur les progr\u00e8s accomplis dans la mise en \u0153uvre des programmes et plans de d\u00e9veloppement entre les sexes pertinente, et de veiller \u00e0 ce que le r\u00e9sultat de Beijing + 20 avis est refl\u00e9t\u00e9e dans le plan de la Commission sur les femmes et le d\u00e9veloppement de la Commission \u00e9conomique pour l&#8217;Afrique de travail;<br \/>\nAppelons les Etats membres et le Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies d&#8217;augmenter l&#8217;allocation des ressources pour renforcer ONU-Femmes pour assurer qu&#8217;il remplit son mandat comme l&#8217;entit\u00e9 des Nations Unies pour la coordination de la r\u00e9alisation de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes objectifs par le l&#8217;ensemble du syst\u00e8me des Nations Unies;<br \/>\nAppel pour un cadre de responsabilisation r\u00e9gionale forte impliquant les gouvernements, le secteur priv\u00e9 et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile pour surveiller et suivre les progr\u00e8s accomplis en vue d&#8217;atteindre les objectifs de d\u00e9veloppement post-2015, et en particulier l&#8217;objectif autonome sur l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes;<br \/>\nAppel pour le renforcement de la libert\u00e9 des femmes dans les normes difficiles nocives sociaux et culturels et les pratiques qui entravent la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 pleinement participer et \u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier des femmes de la croissance \u00e9conomique en Afrique, comme indiqu\u00e9 dans le Protocole de Maputo \u00e0 la Charte africaine des droits de l&#8217;homme et des peuples;<br \/>\nAppel \u00e0 investir dans des syst\u00e8mes de donn\u00e9es et d&#8217;information pour la surveillance et le suivi de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation;<br \/>\nAppel aux gouvernements et aux partenaires de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 fournir des ressources aux communaut\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques r\u00e9gionales afin qu&#8217;ils puissent jouer leur r\u00f4le essentiel de coordination, le renforcement des capacit\u00e9s, le suivi et l&#8217;\u00e9valuation.<br \/>\nNous r\u00e9affirmons par la pr\u00e9sente notre engagement \u00e0 mettre en \u0153uvre, suivre et \u00e9valuer les accords et initiatives internationales, r\u00e9gionales, sous-r\u00e9gionales et nationales conclus par les \u00c9tats membres, dont les objectifs sont en ligne avec la Convention sur l&#8217;\u00e9limination de toutes les formes de discrimination \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9gard des femmes, de Beijing D\u00e9claration et Programme d&#8217;action, et les Objectifs du Mill\u00e9naire pour le d\u00e9veloppement, entre autres; et d&#8217;acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer la mise en \u0153uvre des 12 domaines critiques du Programme d&#8217;action de Beijing, le Protocole de Maputo \u00e0 la Charte africaine des droits humains et les droits des peuples, la D\u00e9claration solennelle sur l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 entre les sexes en Afrique et les r\u00e9sultats de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale sur la population et le d\u00e9veloppement, \u00e0 travers les actions strat\u00e9giques suivantes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;autonomisation \u00e9conomique des femmes \u00e0 travers la cr\u00e9ation d&#8217;emplois d\u00e9cents, r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9, la protection sociale et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Syst\u00e9matiquement en revue et, si n\u00e9cessaire, modifier les politiques macro\u00e9conomiques et sectorielles afin d&#8217;int\u00e9grer l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes pour assurer une croissance inclusive et du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9quitable et durable;<br \/>\nPlacer les femmes au centre du processus d&#8217;industrialisation du continent, \u00e0 travers le d\u00e9veloppement des infrastructures socio-\u00e9conomiques appropri\u00e9es, en accord avec l&#8217;ordre du jour de l&#8217;Union africaine 2063;<br \/>\nAdopter et appliquer la mise en \u0153uvre des lois permettant aux femmes de poss\u00e9der des terres pour les opportunit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques et d&#8217;exercer leurs droits de l&#8217;homme;<br \/>\nInitiatives innovantes haut de gamme pour donner aux femmes un meilleur acc\u00e8s, la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 et le contr\u00f4le sur les facteurs et moyens de production tels que la terre, le travail, les finances, le cr\u00e9dit, la technologie, les march\u00e9s et d&#8217;autres facteurs de production;<br \/>\nFaciliter la participation effective des femmes et b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier des cha\u00eenes, des mines et des valeurs du tourisme agricoles en leur donnant les ressources et les comp\u00e9tences dont ils ont besoin pour am\u00e9liorer leur productivit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique;<br \/>\nR\u00e9duire, reconna\u00eetre et redistribuer le travail de soins non r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9, qui p\u00e8se de fa\u00e7on disproportionn\u00e9e sur les femmes et les filles, en investissant dans les infrastructures et la technologie d&#8217;\u00e9conomie de temps et en insistant sur le partage des responsabilit\u00e9s entre les femmes et les hommes, les filles et les gar\u00e7ons;<br \/>\nIntroduire des mesures, y compris la maternit\u00e9 pay\u00e9s et les cong\u00e9s de paternit\u00e9 d&#8217;aborder la question de l&#8217;\u00e9quilibre travail-vie et d&#8217;aider ceux qui ont des responsabilit\u00e9s familiales;<br \/>\nEntretenir femmes &#8211; en particulier les jeunes femmes &#8211; des comp\u00e9tences en entrepreneuriat et le d\u00e9veloppement des talents, en particulier dans les agro-entreprises et les industries extractives, notamment l&#8217;exploitation mini\u00e8re, en soutenant leur \u00e9ducation primaire, secondaire et tertiaire et la formation professionnelle, en leur donnant acc\u00e8s aux ressources, et les aider \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir de nouvelles comp\u00e9tences en mati\u00e8re de TIC;<br \/>\n(I) \u00e9tablir et renforcer le financement national de m\u00e9canismes et de mesures de protection sociale, et de fournir et \/ ou de renforcer les services sociaux de filets de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour les femmes et les filles (en particulier les femmes \u00e2g\u00e9es et les enfants handicap\u00e9s vuln\u00e9rables, femme ou une fille m\u00e9nages, les orphelins et autres enfants vuln\u00e9rables dirig\u00e9s ).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9ducation et formation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Entreprendre un examen et le sexe analyse compl\u00e8te du programme d&#8217;\u00e9ducation pour la rendre plus sensible au genre et de supprimer les st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes, en conformit\u00e9 avec l&#8217;ordre du jour de l&#8217;Union africaine 2063, qui met l&#8217;accent sur l&#8217;industrialisation du continent;<br \/>\nAdopter une approche multisectorielle pour lutter contre les normes et les pratiques sociales et culturelles n\u00e9gatives y compris les pratiques traditionnelles n\u00e9fastes telles que le mariage pr\u00e9coce qui entravent la r\u00e9tention et la r\u00e9ussite des filles au niveau primaire, secondaire, tertiaire et professionnel de l&#8217;\u00e9ducation et de la formation;<br \/>\nFavoriser la r\u00e9tention, d&#8217;ach\u00e8vement et de transition en offrant des incitatifs tels que primaire gratuit et obligatoire et l&#8217;enseignement secondaire et subventionn\u00e9 enseignement sup\u00e9rieur et professionnel \u00e0 consolider les gains r\u00e9alis\u00e9s dans la parit\u00e9 des sexes au niveau de l&#8217;\u00e9cole primaire;<br \/>\nAdopter et appliquer des lois et autres mesures, y compris des actions sur l&#8217;\u00e2ge appropri\u00e9 sexualit\u00e9 et la formation en sant\u00e9 de la reproduction, pour mettre fin \u00e0 la grossesse chez les adolescentes, le patriarcat, les mariages pr\u00e9coces et forc\u00e9s et les mutilations g\u00e9nitales f\u00e9minines;<br \/>\nPlaider en faveur de mesures positives en vue d&#8217;augmenter le nombre de filles prenant la science, technologie, ing\u00e9nierie et math\u00e9matiques (STEM sujets) et des TIC aux niveaux secondaire, tertiaire et sup\u00e9rieur;<br \/>\nFournir des services complets et gratuits d\u00e9veloppement de la petite enfance comme une phase pr\u00e9paratoire pour une \u00e9ducation de qualit\u00e9 pour l&#8217;inscription, la r\u00e9tention et l&#8217;ach\u00e8vement du cycle de l&#8217;\u00e9ducation des enfants;<br \/>\nAdopter des politiques pour permettre aux filles enceintes \u00e0 rester \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole et retourner \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole apr\u00e8s l&#8217;accouchement;<br \/>\nCr\u00e9er des milieux scolaires qui sont favorables aux filles et accessible, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des mesures qui \u00e9radiquent le harc\u00e8lement sexuel, les enl\u00e8vements et le trafic et assurer une meilleure s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les \u00e9coles, les mesures de protection et des installations sanitaires ad\u00e9quates;<br \/>\nFournir une \u00e9ducation \u00e9quitable, inclusif et de qualit\u00e9 pour que les filles handicap\u00e9es, les orphelins, les enfants vuln\u00e9rables et ceux dans les zones marginalis\u00e9es re\u00e7oivent une \u00e9ducation;<br \/>\nMettre en \u0153uvre des programmes d&#8217;alphab\u00e9tisation pour les femmes et les filles adultes, et de cr\u00e9er des \u00e9coles et des institutions alternatives pour les femmes analphab\u00e8tes et les filles, les gar\u00e7ons et les hommes.<br \/>\nLa sant\u00e9 reproductive des femmes et le VIH \/ SIDA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Intensifier les efforts visant \u00e0 r\u00e9duire de fa\u00e7on drastique la mortalit\u00e9 maternelle de moiti\u00e9 au moins \u00e0 travers la mise en \u0153uvre de politiques et de programmes novateurs, inspir\u00e9s par les meilleures pratiques du continent tels que les cliniques de bien-\u00eatre et des services de nutrition;<br \/>\nInvestir dans les droits de sant\u00e9 sexuelle et reproductive, y compris en adoptant et en appliquant des lois sur la sant\u00e9 sexuelle et reproductive, de sensibilisation et de services d&#8217;information pour les adolescents et les femmes, y compris l&#8217;\u00e9ducation sexuelle compl\u00e8te, d&#8217;informations et de services;<br \/>\n(C) Mettre en \u0153uvre des programmes qui assurent la responsabilit\u00e9 partag\u00e9e des hommes, notamment en mati\u00e8re de planification familiale, le VIH et la violence sexuelle et sexiste;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(D) D\u00e9velopper la prestation de services de planification familiale et de contraception et l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des services d&#8217;avortement s\u00fbrs et l\u00e9gaux, conform\u00e9ment aux lois et politiques nationales, et de prot\u00e9ger les droits reproductifs des femmes en autorisant l&#8217;avortement m\u00e9dicalis\u00e9 en cas d&#8217;agression sexuelle, de viol, d&#8217;inceste, en ligne avec le Protocole de Maputo \u00e0 la Charte africaine des droits de l&#8217;homme et des peuples;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(E) investir dans des interventions int\u00e9gr\u00e9es et multi-sectorielles coordonn\u00e9es, intensifier le rapport des m\u00e9decins, sages-femmes et des infirmi\u00e8res \u00e0 la population, d\u00e9velopper les services de soins obst\u00e9triques, en particulier dans les zones rurales et \u00e9loign\u00e9es, l&#8217;aide de professionnels de la sant\u00e9 retrait\u00e9s et des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles de la communaut\u00e9, dans la lumi\u00e8re de la campagne 2009 de l&#8217;Union africaine sur la r\u00e9duction acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9e de la mortalit\u00e9 maternelle en Afrique;<\/p>\n<p>(F) Faciliter l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l&#8217;information et fournir des services de d\u00e9tection pr\u00e9coce du cancer du col de l&#8217;ut\u00e9rus et du sein et fournir un traitement gratuit du cancer pour les femmes;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(G) Am\u00e9liorer l&#8217;acc\u00e8s pour toutes les femmes et les filles \u00e0 la pr\u00e9vention, au traitement et des m\u00e9dicaments pour r\u00e9duire l&#8217;impact n\u00e9gatif du VIH \/ sida chez les femmes;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(H) renforcer les mesures pr\u00e9ventives combin\u00e9es VIH \/ SIDA pour les jeunes femmes et les filles et \u00e9largir les programmes pour \u00e9liminer la m\u00e8re \u00e0 l&#8217;enfant la transmission;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(I) promouvoir la pleine application de la r\u00e9solution 2177 du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur le virus Ebola dans la perspective africaine;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(J) Mettre en place un fonds sp\u00e9cial pour les femmes Ebola \u00e0 rem\u00e9dier \u00e0 l&#8217;impact n\u00e9gatif de l&#8217;\u00e9pid\u00e9mie sur les femmes et les filles, y compris les femmes handicap\u00e9es;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(K) Demander aux gouvernements de prendre des mesures appropri\u00e9es pour lutter contre la discrimination contre les femmes avec la fistule obst\u00e9tricale et leur assurer les soins m\u00e9dicaux et l&#8217;int\u00e9gration socio-\u00e9conomique dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>La violence contre les femmes et les filles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Promulguer et renforcer l&#8217;application des lois d&#8217;adressage et de punir toutes les formes de violence contre les femmes et les filles \u00e0 travers l&#8217;allocation de ressources ad\u00e9quates et le renforcement des capacit\u00e9s des organismes d&#8217;application de la loi, y compris le pouvoir judiciaire cibl\u00e9e;<br \/>\nInvestir dans la mobilisation sociale et mettre en \u0153uvre des campagnes de sensibilisation publiques ciblage, les hommes, les gar\u00e7ons, les femmes et les filles, et, les chefs traditionnels et communautaires religieuses pour \u00e9liminer la violence contre les femmes et les filles et le trafic de fin;<br \/>\nEntreprendre des \u00e9tudes empiriques pour documenter la situation, des histoires, l&#8217;impact et le co\u00fbt de la violence contre les femmes sur les familles, \u00e0 la maison, dans la sph\u00e8re publique et sur la croissance socio-\u00e9conomique et le programme de d\u00e9veloppement de transformation de l&#8217;Afrique;<br \/>\nInvestir dans la collecte, l&#8217;analyse et l&#8217;utilisation de donn\u00e9es ventil\u00e9es par sexe, \u00e2ge, localisation et la situation \u00e9conomique sur la violence contre les femmes \u00e0 informer les interventions cibl\u00e9es et de la programmation;<br \/>\nMettre en place des m\u00e9canismes nationaux de surveillance de la violence fond\u00e9e sur le sexe;<br \/>\nR\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la violence contre les femmes et les filles en veillant \u00e0 une r\u00e9ponse bien coordonn\u00e9e, multisectorielle et multipartite qui comprend la fourniture de services m\u00e9dicaux efficaces tenant compte des sexosp\u00e9cificit\u00e9s, des espaces s\u00fbrs pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 physique et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9, la r\u00e9ponse \/ judiciaire l\u00e9gale et juridique psycho-sociale soutien; et l&#8217;observatoire et les unit\u00e9s de la violence contre les femmes de surveillance;<br \/>\nRenforcer les politiques et les pratiques dans toutes les \u00e9coles, y compris les \u00e9tablissements d&#8217;enseignement sup\u00e9rieur; int\u00e9grer les questions de violence contre les femmes et les filles dans les programmes de promouvoir le dialogue et la participation significative des hommes et des gar\u00e7ons dans la lutte contre la violence contre les femmes, conform\u00e9ment aux lois nationales;<br \/>\nR\u00e9viser les politiques existantes afin de traiter les nouvelles tendances de la violence contre les femmes et les filles comme l&#8217;avortement forc\u00e9 et la st\u00e9rilisation forc\u00e9e et forc\u00e9e des femmes vivant avec le VIH \/ sida;<br \/>\nAssurer l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la justice pour les victimes et les survivants femmes y compris la protection des femmes d\u00e9fenseurs des droits humains;<br \/>\nMettre en place des fonds juridiques pour les femmes et les survivants de la violence sexuelle et sexiste pauvres et d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es;<br \/>\nRenforcer le mouvement des hommes pour l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et de mani\u00e8re syst\u00e9matique et exhaustive renforcer la capacit\u00e9 des hommes \u00e0 des postes d&#8217;influence pour promouvoir le programme d&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes;<br \/>\nContinuer la mise en \u0153uvre des activit\u00e9s initi\u00e9es dans le cadre UNiTE la campagne du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour mettre fin \u00e0 la violence contre les femmes et les filles.<br \/>\nPaix, s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et d\u00e9veloppement<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Int\u00e9grer le cadre de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 et des droits dans les r\u00e9formes du secteur de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale et de veiller \u00e0 ce que toutes les missions de maintien de la paix comprennent et promouvoir les droits des femmes, afin de r\u00e9duire la violence du genre et du sexuelle dans les conflits, \u00e9liminer la violence contre les femmes et les filles et de veiller \u00e0 ce que les auteurs de sexe et la violence fond\u00e9e sur-sexuel sont tenus responsables;<br \/>\nRenforcer et financer la r\u00e9ponse aux menaces terroristes et de prendre des dispositions sp\u00e9ciales pour la protection des femmes et des filles, y compris les r\u00e9ponses aux signes d&#8217;alerte pr\u00e9coce;<br \/>\nD\u00e9velopper, financer et mettre en \u0153uvre des plans d&#8217;action nationaux pour la mise en \u0153uvre de la r\u00e9solution 1325 du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et toutes les autres r\u00e9solutions pertinentes du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9;<br \/>\nVeiller \u00e0 ce que toutes les n\u00e9gociations de paix, les processus et les \u00e9quipes de m\u00e9diation comprennent au moins 50 pour cent de repr\u00e9sentation de femmes de toutes les parties au conflit;<br \/>\nFournir une formation ad\u00e9quate aux femmes pour leur participation effective aux n\u00e9gociations de paix, les missions de maintien de la paix, consolidation de la paix et les processus de crises humanitaires par l&#8217;interm\u00e9diaire des m\u00e9canismes d&#8217;alerte pr\u00e9coce et de r\u00e9action.<br \/>\nLes femmes au pouvoir et aux postes de d\u00e9cision<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adopter des lois pour assurer une repr\u00e9sentation f\u00e9minine d&#8217;au moins 50 pour cent comme pr\u00e9vu dans la D\u00e9claration solennelle de l&#8217;Union africaine sur l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes en Afrique, adopt\u00e9e en 2004, la politique du genre de la Commission de l&#8217;Union africaine, adopt\u00e9 en 2009 et d&#8217;autres mesures de discrimination positive adopt\u00e9e \u00e0 la sous-r\u00e9gional et niveau des pays afin de garantir que les femmes soient \u00e9quitablement repr\u00e9sent\u00e9es dans toutes les structures de gouvernance publique &#8211; \u00e9lectives, par nomination et recrut\u00e9s &#8211; \u00e0 la gestion et les niveaux de prise de d\u00e9cision, dans les universit\u00e9s et le secteur priv\u00e9;<br \/>\nIntroduire des m\u00e9canismes pour surveiller l&#8217;\u00e9volution de la repr\u00e9sentation des femmes dans les structures \u00e9lectives et de membres nomm\u00e9s;<br \/>\nRenforcer et fournir des incitations aux partis politiques de d\u00e9signer et soutenir les candidatures f\u00e9minines;<br \/>\nEngager avec les commissions et conseils \u00e9lectoraux nationaux afin de renforcer les lois et les lignes directrices pour promouvoir l&#8217;int\u00e9grit\u00e9 dans la vie politique et \u00e0 promouvoir la participation des femmes sur le financement politique;<br \/>\nSoutenir la formation et le renforcement des capacit\u00e9s des femmes dans la prise de d\u00e9cision politique afin de traduire les num\u00e9ros dans, la participation et l&#8217;influence plus efficace la qualit\u00e9;<br \/>\nInvestir dans et \u00e0 renforcer le partage des connaissances et de promouvoir le partage Sud-Sud des meilleures pratiques;<br \/>\nSoutenir et investir dans la cr\u00e9ation de plates-formes qui c\u00e9l\u00e8brent les femmes dans des positions sociales, \u00e9conomiques et institutionnels et les dirigeants politiques et les programmes de mentorat d&#8217;accueil pour les jeunes femmes;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assurer le leadership et la formation estime de soi des jeunes femmes, y compris les personnes handicap\u00e9es, afin de leur permettre de participer \u00e0 des r\u00f4les de d\u00e9cision et de leadership;<br \/>\nD\u00e9velopper et renforcer les groupes de r\u00e9flexion de haut niveau entre les sexes consultatifs r\u00e9gionaux.<br \/>\nM\u00e9canismes institutionnels pour la promotion des femmes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Renforcer l&#8217;institutionnalisation des m\u00e9canismes de genre par l&#8217;application de leur mandat pour surveiller et \u00e9valuer la r\u00e9alisation des objectifs convenus et des indicateurs de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes, y compris en dotant ces m\u00e9canismes avec le personnel n\u00e9cessaire et des ressources financi\u00e8res \u00e0 conduire, convoquer et de coordonner les politiques, programmes et interventions;<br \/>\nMettre en \u0153uvre des mesures, y compris des mesures de renforcement des capacit\u00e9s, afin d&#8217;assurer que tous les minist\u00e8res et autres institutions int\u00e8grent syst\u00e9matiquement genre dans leur travail;<br \/>\n\u00c9tablir et renforcer les m\u00e9canismes de reddition de comptes tels que les marqueurs de genre, des audits de genre et de reporting int\u00e9gr\u00e9 applicable \u00e0 toutes les structures publiques et le secteur priv\u00e9, afin de suivre les programmes et les ressources allou\u00e9es \u00e0 la promotion de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes;<br \/>\nFournir des ressources ad\u00e9quates et mobiliser des financements nationaux, y compris le partenariat du secteur priv\u00e9 et financement de l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 nationale et les femmes machines;<br \/>\nRenforcer la collecte et l&#8217;analyse des donn\u00e9es ventil\u00e9es par sexe et sexosp\u00e9cifiques au sein de tous les secteurs afin d&#8217;assurer l&#8217;int\u00e9gration effective des indicateurs de genre, des objectifs et des actions dans tous les autres minist\u00e8res sectoriels des politiques, des programmes et des budgets.<br \/>\nDroits de l&#8217;homme des femmes et des filles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aligner le syst\u00e8me juridique et judiciaire &#8211; dire les lois, les normes et les politiques &#8211; avec les lois internationales et les normes de genre et les instruments;<br \/>\nRevoir et r\u00e9viser les constitutions nationales et les syst\u00e8mes juridiques pour \u00e9liminer syst\u00e9matiquement toutes les lois discriminatoires, des normes, des pratiques et des politiques visant \u00e0 rendre le cadre juridique conforme aux instruments internationaux et r\u00e9gionaux relatifs aux droits des femmes;<br \/>\nRenforcer la capacit\u00e9 du syst\u00e8me judiciaire et les services r\u00e9pressifs en mati\u00e8re de genre et droits humains des femmes et de soutenir l&#8217;application des lois pour lutter contre la discrimination contre les femmes et les filles et \u00e0 soutenir les femmes \u00e0 conna\u00eetre et \u00e0 revendiquer leurs droits;<br \/>\n\u00c9laborer et mettre en \u0153uvre des programmes de sensibilisation sur les droits des femmes dans les langues officielles et nationales, visant \u00e0 les hommes et les adolescents, de sensibilisation de la population sur les droits des femmes et des filles et assurer que les lois et politiques qui prot\u00e8gent les droits des femmes d\u00e9fenseurs contre la stigmatisation;<br \/>\n\u00c9tablir et vulgariser des fonds d&#8217;aide juridique pour les femmes d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es;<br \/>\nProt\u00e9ger les femmes et les filles contre l&#8217;exploitation par les r\u00e9seaux sociaux et de lutte contre la cybercriminalit\u00e9;<br \/>\nPromouvoir et prot\u00e9ger les droits des femmes et des filles handicap\u00e9es et d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer leurs conditions sociales et \u00e9conomiques, y compris avec des mesures et des strat\u00e9gies cibl\u00e9es;<br \/>\nAdopter et mettre en \u0153uvre la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicap\u00e9es.<br \/>\nLes femmes et les m\u00e9dias<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Promouvoir les femmes \u00e0 des postes de d\u00e9cision dans les m\u00e9dias d&#8217;Etat et priv\u00e9s;<br \/>\nRenforcer l&#8217;acc\u00e8s des femmes rurales mal desservies et d&#8217;autres aux m\u00e9dias, notamment en \u00e9largissant la radio 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aux changements climatiques \u00e0 la subsistance des femmes et de pr\u00e9parer la planification d&#8217;urgence et \u00e0 long terme pour att\u00e9nuer ces risques;<br \/>\nInvestir dans le climat sensible et sensible au genre vulgarisation agricole, y compris les programmes d&#8217;adaptation et d&#8217;att\u00e9nuation;<br \/>\nVeiller \u00e0 ce que le financement du climat ext\u00e9rieur et int\u00e9rieur vise besoins sp\u00e9cifiques, les contraintes et les perspectives des femmes, et pr\u00e9voit des incitations pour les femmes agriculteurs \u00e0 \u00eatre les intendants de ressources naturelles;<br \/>\n(H) Fournir un acc\u00e8s aux technologies propres de l&#8217;eau et de l&#8217;\u00e9nergie renouvelable \u00e0 tous les m\u00e9nages, en particulier les femmes rurales, notamment en investissant dans la promotion et le d\u00e9veloppement des \u00e9nergies propres et s\u00fbres alternatifs (comme l&#8217;hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et l&#8217;\u00e9nergie solaire) afin de 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