| dc.description | The sixth African Development Forum convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the African Development Bank (AfDB) was held in Addis Ababa from 19 to 21 November 2008. The theme of the Forum was: Action on gender equality, women's empowerment, and ending violence against women. The Forum aimed to review progress made toward gender equality, women's empowerment, and ending violence against women to identify the significant constraints and the concrete actions required to speed up progress. The Forum was attended by more than 800 delegates, women, men, and youth, representing Governments; international, regional and subregional organizations; community-based organizations; civil society organizations; the private sector; traditional and religious leaders; trade unions, the media; and the youth.
In this Plenary Session, a general discussion on the action plan developed from the discussions held in the Forum was presented to the committee. The Plan of Action highlighted the key actions needed to accelerate progress toward gender equality, women's empowerment, and ending violence against women. The committee discussed and improved on the draft Action plan. | en |
| dc.title | Open ended Committee Meeting on the Draft Action Plan during the Sixth African Development Forum (ADF VI) | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Action on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Ending Violence Against Women | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-29T08:54:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-29T08:54:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-11-21 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/3048 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Sixth African Development Forum(ADF VI) | |
| dc.contributor.other | Africa Union Commission | |
| dc.contributor.other | African Development Bank (AfDB) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | ETHIOPIA | |
| dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Photo | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | UN.ECA African Development Forum (ADF VI) (6th: 2008, NOV.19-21: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN'S RIGHTS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | GENDER EQUALITY | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | PROGRAMMES OF ACTION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 14.01.00 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 14.02.01 DISCRIMINATION | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 14.05.03 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
