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 -masculinity/
SUMMARY:THE 2ND MEN’S CONFERENCE ON POSITIVE MASCULINITY
DESCRIPTION:His Excellency Hadrammeh M. Sidibeh\, High Commissioner of the 
 Republic of The Gambia to the Republic of Senegal attended the 2nd Men’s
  Conference on Positive Masculinity in Leadership to End Violence against 
 Women and Girls\, organized by the African Union (AU) in partnership with 
 the Government of Senegal with the support of the United Nations Populatio
 n Fund (UNFPA) and other partners on 10th November 2022 in Dakar Senegal.\
 n\n&nbsp\;\n\nThe President of Senegal\, and Chairperson of the African Un
 ion\, H.E Macky Sall presided over the ceremony and delivered the opening 
 remarks. In his statement he said\, African countries must raise their voi
 ces and speak against harassment\, rape and all undesired advancement on w
 omen and girls if the continent should be seen as an example in promoting 
 gender equality\, protection of the right of women and girls and in ending
  gender-based violence against them.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAlso speaking at the ev
 ent via video was President of South Africa\, H.E Cyril Ramaphosa. He call
 ed for mechanism for African Union funds on ending violence against women 
 and girls and men\, adding that men should take ownership of positive valu
 es to address the issue of violence against women and girls.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\
 nOther speakers included Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf\, former president of 
 Liberia\, Moussa Faki Mahamat of the AU Commission\, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim f
 ormer President of Mauritius and Catherine Samba-Panza\, former Interim Pr
 esident of the Central African Republic.\n\nOther speakers from different 
 Associations included Serign Cheikh Saliou Mbacke\, President of the Relig
 ious Framework for Health and Development\, Elvis Yirenkyi Ayeh\, Women\, 
 Gender and Youth Directorate of the AU Commission\, Denyse Raissa Gaju\, M
 enEngage\, Civil Society among others.\n\nDuring the event\, President Mac
 ky Sall was presented an award as a symbol of Leadership in the Circle of 
 Championing Positive Masculinity by Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirl
 eaf\, former president of Liberia.\n\nThe 2021 DRC Conference saw the adop
 tion of the Kinshasa Declaration and Call for Action on Positive Masculini
 ty\, later adopted as a decision of the AU Assembly at the AU Heads of Sta
 te Summit in February 2022 enjoining AU Heads of State to report annually 
 on measures taken and progress made to end violence against women and girl
 s in Africa.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nThe 2022 conference took stock of progress made
  in the implementation of the 2021 Kinshasa Declaration. Key recommendatio
 ns by civil society groups\, traditional and religious leaders\, youth par
 ticipants and the private sector made on the advancement of the right of w
 omen and girls: included the need to allocate budgetary support to program
 mes and setting up a committee to follow-up on the last commitments and re
 commendations of the Kinshasa Declaration\, among others.
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