| dc.description | The “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063” was top on the agenda of the 24th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which was held from 23 – 31 January 2015 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Welcome remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive Council; statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission; statement by the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UNECA; opening statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council was made during the Opening of the Summit.
Addressing the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the start of what he called a “crucial year for global action to secure our global future,” the United Nations Secretary-General said he looked forward to African countries realizing their massive cultural, human, and economic potential.
The event aimed “to galvanize political commitment and action towards achieving greater gender quality and women’s empowerment,” he said, citing equitable land distribution, property and inheritance rights, and access to credit and markets as critical steps for the empowerment of women. | en |
| dc.title | 24th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-02T09:37:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-02T09:37:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-01-30 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/2450 | |
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| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | 24th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Photo | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | AU. Summit of Head of State and Government (24th: 2015, JAN. 23-31: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | GENDER | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 08.01.00 POPULATION DYNAMICS | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 14.01.00 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 02.04.00 DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
