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"I have the honour to invite you to the African Union Women’s Forum which is being organized by the Women Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union, in partnership with African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies and ISIS Women International Cross Cultural Exchange, from 22 to 23 June 2006 in Banjul, Gambia."

INVITATION TO THE AU PRE-SUMMIT WOMEN’S FORUM
22-23 JUNE 2006, BANJUL, GAMBIA.

I have the honour to invite you to the African Union Women’s Forum which is being organized by the Women Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union, in partnership with African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies and ISIS Women International Cross Cultural Exchange, from 22 to 23 June 2006 in Banjul, Gambia.

You will recall that in their Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa, African Heads of State and Government, in operative paragraphs 2 and 3, committed themselves to ensure the full participation and representation of women in peace processes including the prevention, resolution, and management of conflict and in post-conflict reconstruction in Africa. They also committed themselves to take action to prohibit the recruitment of child soldiers and the abuse of girl children.

The Women’s Forum, which is organised within the ambit of the Summit, has the theme “Promoting Gender-Responsive Governance in Countries Emerging from Conflict”. The Forum will therefore focus on issues of gender and governance in countries emerging from armed conflict and propose strategies to reduce the impact of conflict on women, including gender-based violence and lay the foundations for gender-sensitive and women-inclusive governance.

Participants at the Women’s Forum are drawn from civil society organizations, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), AU Organs, the African Development Bank (ADB), UN Agencies, the Media and other development partners.

Kindly confirm your participation as soon as possible to the address below:

Yours sincerely,

Winnie Byanyima
Director
Women, Gender and Development Directorate

Ms. Yetunde Teriba
Women, Gender and Development Directorate
African Union Commission
P.O. Box 3243 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel (251-11) 551 77 00 ext 220 Direct (251-11) 5521 10 92
Fax (251-11) 551 78 44
E-mail: [email][email protected], [email][email protected]
Website: www.africa-union.org