CWD Meetings

AU/ECA Conference of Ministers Of Gender and Women's Affairs Addressing gender equality: a persistent challenge for Africa , 25-29 August 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   Meeting of the Bureau of the Committee on Women and Development, 16-17 September 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   Third Meeting of the Committee on Women & Development, 9-11 October 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa   Second Meeting of the Committeee on Women& Development, 5-8 November 2001, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

CWD web page

The Committee on Women and Development (CWD) is one of the eight statutory subsidiary organs of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) It sits once every two years to deliberate on women's and gender issues and submits their reports and recommendations to the ECA's Council of Ministers

Mandate of the CWD

The mandate of CWD have been revised by the Council of Ministers during its twenty-third meeting held in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, from 5 to 8 May 1997, as following :

Review periodically the progress in the Implementation of the Global and Regional Platforms for Action

Review and evaluate the activities carried out in the region in the framework of the relevant programmes for the advancement of women

Harmonize and coordinate the subregional programmes on women in development approved within the subregions

Report to the Conference of African Ministers responsible for Economic and Social Development and Planning (the Commission) on the activities and programmes on women in development covered at the subregional and regional levels

Mobilize resources for the implementation of the programmes of action agreed at the subregional and regional levels

Participate in the activities and meetings of the United Nations and other relevant bodies ; and

Organize the exchange of information and experiences on policies regarding the advancement of women in member States.

CWD Membership

Note on Modalities for Renewal of Membership of the Committee on Women and Development, African Centre for Gender & Development, October 2002 [ Other Formats : ]

New membership list after the October 2002 CWD meeting in Johannesburg [ Available only in PDF format : ]