| dc.description | The 7th Session of the Committee on Women and Development (CWD) took place from 17-20 May 2011 at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The primary goal of the meeting was to provide a platform for Member States to exchange ideas and experiences while reviewing the progress made towards the Banjul Declaration and the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA). The session also discussed strategies for achieving gender equality and tracked the progress of African countries in women's human rights, according to ECA's Information and Communication Service. The recent political events in North Africa and the developments in West African countries such as Cote d’Ivoire have brought the role of women in peacebuilding and reconciliation initiatives to the forefront. In the third episode of the Press Conference on Women's Rights, the Committee on Women and Development (CWD) discussed addressing rural women and the UN Women representative mentioned that critical partnership with UN Women due to the potential for collaboration with women so that Our organization currently operates and has a presence in 35 African countries, and our executive director is committed to focusing on programs that can bring about real change in the lives of women. the priority is Rural women. | en |
| dc.title | Committee on Women and Development (CWD) Press Conference Part 3 | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Seventh Session of the Committee on Women and Development, 17 May 2011 | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-22T09:32:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-22T09:32:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05-17 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/4265 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Seventh Session of the Committee on Women and Development, 17 May 2011 | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.format.extent | 3:00 | |
| dc.format.medium | MP4 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Video | |
| dcterms.accessRights | UNECA | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | AGRICULTURAL TRADE | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | WOMEN'S EDUCATION | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | RURAL WOMEN | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 14.01.00 ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Briefing | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
