Frequently Asked Questions

What are the dates of the meeting?
The meeting will take place from 16-20 November 2009. The Ministerial session on 19-20 November will be preceded by the expert session on 16-18 November 2009.

How many persons can one country bring?
The size of the delegation is to be determined by national gender machineries. Each country will decide the size of its delegation. It is important that experts cut across the 12 Critical Areas of Concern and not just from the Ministries of Gender and Women’s Issues.
 
Is ECA funding?
Each country is expected to bear its own cost of travel to as well as subsistence in Banjul, the Gambia.

Who are participants of this meeting?
This meeting will be attended by Ministers, senior government officials, representatives of CSOs, the UN family, Intergovernmental Organizations, development partners and gender experts.

What will be discussed?
The 8th Africa regional conference on Women (Beijing +15) will review the draft regional report which is a synthesis of the responses to questionnaires administered to member States by ECA. The conference, 5 years before the second decade of the implementation of the Beijing platform for Action will look at how to accelerate the implementation of the platform.

Are countries making presentations?
Countries are not expected to make presentations, but to review the report and come up with recommendations on how to accelerate implementation of the Platform.

Registration: The registration is up on the following websites:  
http://www.uneca.org/acgs/beijingplus15/Registration_form/Conference_Registration.asp
http://www.beijingplus15.gm
It is imperative that you complete the registration form to assist with hotel bookings.

Flights: Please book early as flights into Banjul may be limited.

I belong to an NGO, how can I participate at this meeting?
Participation of NGOs and CSO is being coordinated by FEMNET. For further clarification, you can contact FEMNET at:

Naisola Likimani
Advocacy Officer
African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)
P. O. Box 54562, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: + (254) 20.2712971/2
Fax: + (254) 20.2712974
E-mail: advocacy@femnet.or.ke

Contact at ECA:
Thokozile Ruzvidzo
African Centre for Gender and Social Development
Economic Commission for Africa
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: 251 11 544 3448
Fax: 251 11 551 2785/ 4416
E-mail:truzvidz@uneca.org

Emelang Leteane
African Centre for Gender and Social Development
Economic Commission for Africa
P.O. Box 3001
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel:251 11 544 3403
Fax: 251 11 551 2785/ 4416
E-mail: eleteane@uneca.org