ECOWAS Is Conducting a Self-Assessment to Obtain the Gender Equality Certificate
Since August 2023, ECOWAS, through its Gender Development Center (EGDC), and with the support of GIZ and UNDP, has been engaged in the process of obtaining the Gender Equality Label with a view to mainstreaming gender into its governance, policies and institutional practices. As part of this initiative, the EGDC, is organising a workshop from 3 to 5 August 2026 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, to develop the ECOWAS Gender Equality and Inclusion (GES-PI) Action Plan. The main objective of this workshop is to provide ECOWAS with an operational and validated Action Plan, which will ultimately lead to the award of the Gender Equality Seal (GES). Read More