2nd SPECIALISED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’s EMPOWERMENT : 4 to 8 DECEMBER 2017

Abstract

The African Union Commission is convening the 2nd Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Gender and Women’s Empowerment which will be held in Addis Ababa from 4 to 8 December 2017. According to the rules of procedures of STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment adopted during the 1 st STC held in January 2016, the STC on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment shall meet in ordinary session once every year. The 2 nd STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment will consider among others, the new African Union Gender Strategy, the Evaluation of the 2009 AU Gender Policy, the new AU Gender Communications Strategy, the 2016 Member States and AUC Chairperson’s reports on Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA).