802 (XXX). African Platform for Action: African common position for the advancement of women

The Conference of Ministers,

            Recalling its resolution 792 (XXIX) of 4 May 1994 on "An integrated approach to women's empowerment:  The Kampala Action Plan on Women and Peace; violation of women's human rights; and women's economic empowerment", adopted at its twentieth meeting,

            Recalling the Tunis Declaration at the thirtieth Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity held in June 1994 on Population and Development, which gave its support to the African Regional Conference on Women,

            Further recalling the fifth African Regional Conference on Women which was held in Dakar, Senegal from 16 to 23 November 1994, and which adopted the African Platform for Action:  African Common Position for the Advancement of Women,

            Noting with satisfaction the Declaration in the African Platform for Action which, inter alia, reaffirmed the commitment of African Governments to the realization of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the promotion and advancement of women through accelerated action for equality, development and peace,

            Taking into account that operative paragraph 4 of the Declaration upholds the African Platform for Action as the outcome of a regional country-based review of the progress of the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies, and broad consultations at national, subregional and regional levels, with inputs from grass-roots communities, and all sections of the African population,

            1.         Adopts the African Platform for Action as a renewed commitment by African Governments and as a blue-print to further accelerate the implementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies;

            2.         Calls upon the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, at its next meeting, to adopt the African Platform for Action by according it the necessary political support;

            3.         Urges member States to give full support to the implementation of the provisions of the African Platform for Action;

            4.         Requests the subregional economic communities to contribute to sensitizing the member countries in their subregion and to coordinate their efforts as well as that of their development partners for the implementation of the Platform.

                                                                                                                                          296th meeting,

                                                                                                                                             3 May 1995.