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Supplementary Act a/sa.02/05/15 Relating to Equality of Rights Between Women and Men for Sustainable Development in the ECOWAS Region

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Summary

The adoption of this instrument epitomizes the people-centred credentials of the ECOWAS Vision 2020 and is indicative of the priority that ECOWAS leaders accord to gender equality and women’s empowerment in the scheme of the regional integration process. The Supplementary Act on Equality of Rights between Women and Men for Sustainable Development in the ECOWAS Region commits all ECOWAS Member states to the promotion of gender equality and equity in all sectors through appropriate policy and legislative formulation and reviews as well as strategy alignment. All stakeholders in the public, private and civil society domains have specific roles to play in the implementation of the Supplementary Act.

Issuer

ECOWAS

Year

2015

Region

International

Issuer (type)

The Economic Community of West African States (Regional)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

Regional

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

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    • E focus: climate change, conservation, deforestation, degradation, energy, energy use, environment, environmental management, environmental policy, fisheries, land use, pollution, renewable energy, restoration, soil, waste, water, biodiversity
    • S focus: compensation, discrimination, diversity, gender equality, human rights, recruitment, children
    • Agriculture, Finance, Health, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Public administration