8WAMM
8th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting, 11 – 14 June 2007, Kampala, Uganda
“Financing Gender Equality for Development and Democracy"
Features
No real progress without gender equality
Resources must be allocated to women’s rights if real progress is to be made, says Secretary-General
Putting our money where our mouth is
By Ann Keeling, Director, Social Transformation Programmes Division, Commonwealth Secretariat
8WAMM Focus Areas
Democracy, Peace & Conflict
In the 1991 Harare Declaration, Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the principle of gender equality at all levels and in all policies and programmes
HIV and AIDS
The Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015 emphasises the need for bringing together gender analysis, mainstreaming methods and a multi-sectoral approach in HIV/AIDS interventions
Human Rights and the Law
The Commonwealth Secretariat advocates a rights-based approach to address gender-based violations
Economic empowerment
Gender inequality causes and exacerbates the impact of poverty on women, who globally account for about 70 percent of those living in poverty
Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015
Women's Affairs Ministers who met in Fiji Islands from 30 May - 2 June 2004, agreed Gender Mainstreaming in four critical areas for Commonwealth action to advance gender equality.
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Mr Manoah Esipisu, 8WAMM Spokesperson & Deputy Director
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