Decision on Economic Empowerment of Women

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.114 (V)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
4 July 2004
Language
English
Type
Decision
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DECISION ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
DOC. EX.CL/117 (V)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;

  2. URGES Member States to formulate and implement a national policy for the economic empowerment of women which offers them real business opportunities on the national, regional and international markets;

  3. DECIDES that this policy be included among the criteria for under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM);

  4. CALLS ON Member States to establish specific and relevant programmes for the development of women’s entrepreneurships which will facilitate the access of women to land, micro-credits, loans, technological innovations and research results in terms of business opportunities;

  5. RECOMMENDS that the AU Commission invite officially women entrepreneurs to participate in the Third Ordinary Session of the AU Conference of African Ministers of Trade in 2005.

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