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Continental FrameworkAfrican Union

AU Framework Alignment

Women, Peace & Security Sector

Analyzing alignment with African Union instruments including Agenda 2063, the Maputo Protocol, and other continental frameworks.

Overall AU Alignment
68%
Instruments Analyzed
2

AU frameworks reviewed

Cross-Cutting Themes
4

Thematic areas covered

Gap Analysis Summary: Women, Peace & Security

Overall Alignment

69%Moderate Gap

AU Framework Alignment

68%Moderate Gap

UN Framework Alignment

70%Minor Gap
0
Critical Gap
0
Significant Gap
1
Moderate Gap
1
Minor Gap
0
Fully Aligned

Key Findings

  • 0 instruments show full alignment with EAC frameworks
  • 2 total areas identified for improvement
  • AU alignment (68%) is weaker than UN alignment (70%)
2016Partial AlignmentModerate Gap
AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by 2030
Silencing the Guns
65%
Alignment Score

A comprehensive roadmap aimed at ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence and violent conflicts, and to prevent genocide in the continent by 2030.

Monitoring Body

AU Peace and Security Council

Reporting Cycle

Annual

Key Provisions

Political and economic governance
Human rights and transitional justice
Humanitarian action
Disarmament and non-proliferation
Conflict prevention and early warning
Women, Peace and Security

Relevant Articles for Women, Peace & Security

Women, Peace and Security provisions
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2003Partial AlignmentMinor Gap
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Maputo Protocol
70%
Alignment Score

The first legally binding international instrument to explicitly call for an end to female genital mutilation and to guarantee comprehensive rights to women including the right to take part in the political process, social and political equality with men, and reproductive health rights.

Monitoring Body

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Reporting Cycle

Every 2 years

Key Provisions

Article 2: Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Article 3: Right to Dignity
Article 4: Rights to Life, Integrity and Security
Article 5: Elimination of Harmful Practices
Article 9: Right to Participation in Political and Decision-Making Process
Article 14: Health and Reproductive Rights
Article 17: Right to Positive Cultural Context

Relevant Articles for Women, Peace & Security

Article 10Article 11
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Cross-Cutting Themes

Women's Participation

Protection

Prevention

Relief & Recovery