The
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Women’s Caucus is currently at the African Union
(AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for an information and advisory
mission.
In
line with the Caucus’s 2022 Action Plan, the mission seeks to strengthen the
collaborative links with AU organs dealing with gender issues and women, and
identify priority sectors of intervention which will inform the Women’s Caucus
strategic plan for the period 2023 to 2026.
The
team led by Hon. Amina Tidjani Yaya
(Chad), Chairperson of the PAP Women’s Caucus, will also seize the opportunity
to be acquainted with AU programmes including the African Union strategy on
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) 2018-2028. Members of the PAP
delegation will further engage on the legal, policy and institutional responses
to violence against Women and Girls, especially in the context of the Men’s
Conference of Heads of State and Government on ending violence against Women
and Girls.
Hon. Yaya says that the
mission hopes to secure the support and engagement of the Women, Gender,
Development and Youth Directorate, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and
the AUC Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Women, Peace, and Security into the
activities of the Women’s Caucus.
Additionally,
the information and advisory mission of the Women’s Caucus to Addis Ababa
serves as preparatory exercise for the upcoming Pan-African Parliament
Conference on Women’s Rights under the theme: “Women empowerment and inclusion
in governance”. The conference will take place on 3 November 2022 on the
sidelines of the First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament.
The
PAP delegation is comprised of Hon.
Caroline Kamusiime (Uganda), 1st Vice Chairperson of the Women Caucus; Hon. Victoria Kingston (Malawi), 2nd
Vice Chairperson of the Women’s Caucus; and supported by Mrs. Wawa Dahab Josiane Mbogo, Senior Assistant Clerk of the
Parliament.
The
mission is scheduled to hold engagements with H.E. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union
Commission; H.E. Ambassador Minata
Samaté Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social
Development, African Union Commission; Ms.
Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission on Gender, Peace and Security; Mme
Ngwenya Nonkululeko Prudence, Ag. Director of Women, Gender, Development
and Youth Directorate (WGDY); and Director, and Chief of the Office UNFPA, ECA
Office.
Source: Media and
Communications, Pan-African Parliament.
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