The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) in collaboration with Sonke Gender Justice Network (SGJN) will be launching their respective reports on South Africa’s Compliance with the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA), and deliberations on gender equality and the role of men, taken up at the recent United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women session.
One of the powers and functions of these two institutions is to monitor South Africa’s compliance with international conventions, conventions, covenants and international charters, acceded to or ratified by the Republic of South Africa relating to their objectives and further prepare and submit reports to relevant forums or stakeholders.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date:8 September 2010
Time: 09h00 to 13h00
Venue: 40 DR. A.B. Xuma; Commecial City
Key speakers at this debate include the following:
- Ms Taryn Powys : CGE KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Report
- Ms Mashudu Nefhere: CGE National Report
- Rev. Bafana Khumal: Sonke Gender Justice CSW Report
In attendance will be several Director-Generals and high ranking officials and representatives from government departments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and academic institutions.
We invite media stakeholders to join this debate. Please fax or e-mail the your response to Dumo Ngcobo 031 305 2105 or e-mail to Dumo@cge.org.za, fax 011 403 7712, by 7 September 2010
Enquiries:
Javu Baloyi
Cell: 083 579 3306
