Olumide A. Ajayi, Executive Director/CEO of the Africa Leadership Foundation has been selected by the African Union to serve on its Reference Group.
The group which comprises leading Legal and Gender Experts from African Union (AU) member states, has been tasked to draft and negotiate a Convention for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (C-EVAWG) among member states.
This position was advanced at the 37th Summit of the African Union held earlier in the year in line with Goal 17 of Aspiration 6 of Agenda 2063. The group is expected to provide advisory and technical guidance and support in drafting the convention.
They will also provide expertise on the text of the draft convention, including addressing contestations, finding consensus and ensuring compliance/alignment with the AU agreement language on issues under discussion.
The objective is to address the high preponderance of Gender Based Violence perpetrated majorly against women on the continent. The group is expected to function until the adoption of the Convention by the Assembly of Heads of States.
According to AU, the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence in conflict situations and harmful practices will help to bridge the inequality gap between men and women.
It is the first of its kind in the global setting and the United Nations (UN) is very keen on supporting its emergence.
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Mr Ajayi is a Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) advocate and expert with pedigree. As Advisor and Consultant to a number of African countries, UN Agencies and inter-governmental Organisations, he has devoted a great amount of professional expertise in the design of performance and accountability framework for some of Africa’s women rights instrument including the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA) and the Additional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa generally known as the Maputo Protocol.
He will bring to the Reference Group his wealth of experience in gender, development, and inclusive governance.
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