Published in Africa recovery
The review conducted by the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women on the performance of the African government in enhancing women's rights showed both success and failures. The success was evident on the legal and political front. However, statistical analysis by the UN Economic Commission for Africa revealed that poverty among women has increased in co...
Published in Africa recovery
The conference ¿Dakar Framework for Action¿ held in Dakar, Senegal, April 26-28, 2000, declared that education is not only the key to sustainable development, but also a fundamental human right. It was stated that by 2015 all children must have access to and be able to complete primary school. The elimination of gender disparities in access to prim...
Published in Africa recovery
During the Sixth African Regional Conference on Women held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 1999, participants stated that African women and men need to exert effort in encouraging all levels of society to be active in hastening progress in women's advancement. Over 1500 people from governments, civil society, regional institutions, bilateral,...
Published in Africa recovery
Almost 14 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have died from AIDS, with a staggering 23 million Africans infected (70% of the world¿s total). In an urgent response to this deepening crisis, the UN has launched the International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa. The partnership is bringing together the key stakeholders to mount an intensified and...
Published in Africa recovery
The effect of the single European currency on African economies is uncertain. Many agree that the euro, which will become the sole legal tender in 11 European countries (euroland) after June 30, 2002, will have an economic effect on the 14 African countries that use the CFA franc as their currency, but the direction of that effect is unknown. Curre...
Published in Africa recovery
This article discusses the goal of eradicating poliomyelitis (polio) in Africa by the year 2000. Polio is a crippling disease that paralyzes hundreds of thousands of children yearly. Polio was endemic in Africa during the 1970s. Today, polio is confined to sub-Saharan Africa and, specifically, to the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, and the Sudan...
Published in Africa recovery
This article reports on the public posture of UNICEF on children's rights to education in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions. The article focuses on several efforts to improve the quality of education in Africa. UNICEF reported in its "State of the World's Children 1999 Report" that sub-Saharan Africa needs an extra US$1.9 billion year...
