Launch of “Education Plus Inititiative” during the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, Hosted by First Lady of Zambia under the Patronage of H.E the President of Zambia : AUMYCM
First Lady of Zambia under the Patronage of H.E the President of Zambia. The Initiative will be launched by the AU Chair.The Initiative builds on A.U. policy frameworks and binding agreements in the spirit of global solidarity, including the A.U. Agenda 2063, the Maputo Protocol on African Women’s Rights; the African Union Youth Charter; Continental Education Strategy for Africa ; the
; and the Addis Ababa Declaration on Accelerating Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. In the context of the 25anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Initiative , aspires to turn the promise of gender equality into a reality, through providing equal opportunities and equitable access to education for adolescent girls and young women.A call to action for increased investments in gender transformative secondary education.
Member States receive insights from Young Women and recommendations for the country and regional level to address these needs. Education Plus package popularized across the Member States, highlighting the role of education in keeping girls safe and protecting them from HIV to reach their highest potential.The launch event will feature Heads of State from the champion countries, First Ladies and women leaders who serve as Executive Directors of the U.N. co-lead entities driving the Initiative - UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, and U.N. Women.
The Initiative has 16 front runner champion countries – Benin, Cameroun, Gabon, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Uganda, Malawi, Senegal, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Namibia.The agenda with detail program of the event will be shared subsequently.
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