African parliaments can do more for women to achieve agenda 2063, say speakers of national parliaments
Delegates attending The Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments held on 6-7 August 2015, at the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa called on national parliaments to develop effective policies to help improve women’s land rights, economic status and political participation With the theme of the conference as "2015 The Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa’s Agenda 2063”, participants noted the difficulty faced by women in attaining legal rights to facilitate access and control of land as well as limited access to financial services. In its resolutions, the conference welcomed the call to increase women’s ownership to land and security of land tenure, encouraging the Pan African Parliament to work closely with the LPI in engaging regional and national assemblies to institute appropriate interventions, exchange of knowledge and best practices.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2015-08
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/36188 |
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