AWD Report 2020
5.11. Regional Economic Communities ■ Develop and adopt women’s rights and gender equality frameworks and/or strengthen the implementation of existing such
frameworks. These should be in line with continental and international gender commitments. ■ Strengthen institutional capacities and resources in the implementation of gender commitments. RECs should establish or
strengthen regional courts to advance women’s rights and gender equality. ■ Adopt gender-responsive budgets and implement mechanisms to ensure consistent contributions of Member States. ■ Develop mechanisms to monitor accountability and implementation of women’s rights and gender equality frameworks
and commitments. ■ Implement or strengthen opportunities and consultative frameworks to enable CSOs, particularly women’s rights
organisations and advocates, to engage and participate in developing gender policies, programmes and projects and monitoring State compliance.
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