Imminent launch of the African Women Rights Observatory

Addis Ababa , 27 August 2008 (ECA): The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa/African Centre for Gender and Development ( UNECA/ACGS) is launching soon, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme Regional Gender Program, Africa Bureau (UNDP/RGPA), the African Women Rights Observatory (AWRO). The launch is scheduled to take place on Thursday August 28, 2008 during the Ministerial session of the Conference of African Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs that is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The AWRO is dedicated to monitor the status of African women's rights in African countries and create a forum for knowledge and experience sharing among countries, institutions, partners and individuals who are involved in advocating for the advancement of African women's status and promoting their rights. The AWRO will also promote awareness on women's human rights, inform policy debates and help decision makers to make well informed decisions when developing polices and programs. Likewise, it will help create a network of users and content providers on women's human rights. Data and information will be made available to support the monitoring part of the AWRO.

UNECA/ACGS would like to cordially invite all to use and enrich the AWRO, this important tool for monitoring and information sharing .

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