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Current Feed ContentConvention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against WomenThe Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. The Convention defines discrimination against women as "...any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex...NAMs sensitised on draft Women’s BillA one day consultative meeting on the draft Women’s Bill for National Assembly Members organised by the Women’s Bureau was, yesterday, held at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. The meeting was a follow-up to a series of consultations made with stakeholders, religious leaders, policy makers, regional authorities, legal practitoners and grassroot women, among others. The objective of the Bill is to ensure the effective implementation of national and internationally agreed conventions for the...Legal Practitioners to be sensitized on CEDAW, othersThe African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) with support from the American Embassy in Banjul will on Wednesday, June 11, organise a three-day sensitization workshop for Legal Practitioners in The Gambia, at the Jerma Beach Hotel and Resort in Kotu . The objective of the workshop is to sensitize legal practitioners on international instruments such as the convention against all forms of discrimination on women (CEDAW), UN Resolution 1325, as well as regional documents -...Ecowas women ministers meeting openThe vice-president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, yesterday, officially opened the two-day meeting of Ecowas Ministers of Women Affairs on behalf of President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh. Below is the speech delivered by the vice-president at the Jerma Beach Hotel in Kololi, where the ministers assembled to examine, validate and adopt the 2009-2008 Strategic Plan of Ecowas Gender Development Centre, among other pertinent issues. I am deeply honoured and gratified to be here with you...Vice President opens National Women’s Day celebrationHere is His Excellency President Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh’s speech delivered by Her Excellency the Vice President Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy at the July 22nd Square yesterday It gives me great honour and pleasure share with you the celebrations of the 2008 International Women’s Day in The Gambia. The Theme for this year’s celebration which is, “investing in women and girls’ focusing on financing for gender equality and women empowerment is not only timely but also relevant to The Gambia...ECOWAS Parliament Committee Meeting UnderwayA five-day meeting of the ECOWAS Committee on Gender, Employment, Labour and Social Welfare opened last Monday at Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. The forum is organised by the Department of State for Trade, Industry and Employment in collaboration with ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Gender, Employment, Labour and Social Welfare. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Honourable Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay, Speaker of the National Assembly, called for solidarity among sub regional women. “ The... |
