GIMAC Conference 'charting Africa's future the role of women in the African renaissance ': keynote Address by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
The celebration of fifty years of Pan Africanism will not be complete without paying glowing tribute to the role played by our ‘foremothers’ and forecasters in the liberation struggle. The Pan African Women’s Organization (PAWO), established in 1962, one year before the OAU, was an important part of the unification process in the continent- bringing the women freedom fighters of the continent together in a realization of the need for peace and unity contributing to the debate that shaped the OAU. The Africa we have today is different from the Africa of fifty years ago. Indeed, much has been achieved but there is still much to be done. Africa is now seen as a continent on the rise with impressive statistics on growth, consumption and future potential. Women’s’ role in this economic transformation cannot be overlooked and we have to celebrate these achievements in diverse areas such as decision making, economic empowerment and social change.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2013-05
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/36473 |
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