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Name of monitor: Patricia Mahachi Name of Television station: SABC 3 Name of programme: News @ 9 Date of broadcast: 04/12/2018 Genre: News Time: Time of broadcast: 21:00:21:30 GBV focus: […]

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This report is an evaluation of the work done by the Commonwealth through the plan, to promote equal opportunities and outcomes for women and men at all stages of their lives. This provides an opportunity for countries to learn from each other’s experiences in promoting best practices. All efforts need to be redoubled to mainstream gender at all levels.

The Commonwealth Secretariat provided input into the debate on the national machinery for the advancement of women in South Africa; and provided recommendations to the Constitutional Assembly for national machinery to advance gender equality.

This is part of a new mainstreaming series on development issues. This manual provides an overview of some of the major gender issues in the HIV and AIDS pandemic and offers suggestions for a multi-sectoral approach. It is intended to enhance the capacity of Commonwealth countries to develop gender sensitive HIV and AIDS strategies and policies. It encourages the building of partnerships which respect the perspectives of people living with HIV and assist countries in establishing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. It gives a global overview of HIV and looks at the relationship between HIV and gender and the need for behavioural change in men.

This report is an evaluation of the work done by the Commonwealth over the last two years. It aims to encourage greater sharing of good practice and strategies to inspire the continuation of the critical ground work. The Commonwealth has formulated innovative strategies for putting gender equality at the heart of government.

The manual is divided into four sections. Each provides definitions of the various types of violence, examines the legal approaches currently operating in the Commonwealth and explores positive mechanisms for supporting the victims and bringing about change in public attitudes.

The Country Profiles provide a snapshot of every country in Africa’s performance in the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Government, from the overall level to category and sub-category level. It covers a 14 year data period from 2000 to 2013. Analysis of trends over time take into consideration a five year period from 2009 À“ 2013.The Mo Ibrahim Foundation makes data on the quality of governance in Africa freely available. Further information can be found within the data portal on the website.

South Africa was a willing signatory to the MDGs because it aligned itself with the Freedom Charter, but there are still many challenges in our road to achieving the MDGs. The report shows that we have gone beyond the achievements related to universal access to education, but the country is lagging in reducing the maternal mortality ratio.