{"id":63820,"date":"2025-11-04T18:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/amplifying-african-womens-voices-for-development"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:49:26","slug":"amplifying-african-womens-voices-for-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/amplifying-african-womens-voices-for-development","title":{"rendered":"Amplifying African Women\u2019s Voices for Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

By
\nKester Kenn Klomegah<\/b><\/p>\n

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The African Union (AU) leadership expressed its steadfast and unwavering commitment to the women, peace, and security agenda and strongly urged women to ensure accountability and transformative influence during the week-long commemoration in late October 2025. The AU\u2019s centerpiece of mobilization was the Windhoek+25 Declaration adopted in Namibia.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security (OSE-WPS), delivered the declaration\u2019s mandate across multiple high-level events. \u201cThe era of symbolic inclusion is over,\u201d Mulamula declared. \u201cThe Windhoek+25 Declaration is a new call to action, moving the agenda forward by demanding we stop counting women\u2019s presence and start measuring their influence and transformative impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message further focused on empowering both young women and men as the co-architects of the next 25 years of peace and integrating gender perspectives into emerging security challenges like climate change, technology-facilitated violence, and displacement.<\/p>\n

Africa\u2019s Roadmap: Five Priorities for Concrete Change<\/p>\n

The AU highlighted that Africa is leading WPS implementation, citing examples like Kenya\u2019s launch of its Third National Action Plan (KNAP III) immediately following Windhoek\u2014a powerful, costed blueprint for national action. The Special Envoy outlined five key priorities guiding the continent\u2019s action plan:<\/p>\n

i) Full Participation: Guaranteeing at least 30% representation for women in all peace processes, from ceasefire negotiations to recovery efforts.<\/p>\n

ii) Protection and Accountability: Strengthening efforts to end all forms of gender-based and conflict-related sexual violence, ensuring justice, and safeguarding the safety of women and girls.<\/p>\n

iii) Regional Solidarity: Building stronger women\u2019s platforms across RECs (SADC, IGAD, ECOWAS, and Great Lakes Region) to foster cross-border collaboration and early warning.<\/p>\n

iv) Nurturing Intergenerational Leadership: Connecting young women with seasoned leaders through mentorship and amplifying grassroots voices.<\/p>\n

v) Economic Empowerment and Peace Education: Investing in women\u2019s economic resilience while embedding peace education in schools to counter hate speech.<\/p>\n

Partnering for Implementation<\/p>\n

The African Union welcomed deeper collaboration with the United Nations on shared commitments. Ambassador Mohamed Edrees, the African Union Permanent Observer to the United Nations, affirmed the AU\u2019s position at the High-Level Meeting on the Secretary-General\u2019s Common Pledge:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe warmly welcome the United Nations\u2019 Secretary-General\u2019s Common Pledge on Women\u2019s Participation in Peace Processes and urge all mediation and peace actors to turn its promises into practice. When women are meaningfully included in peace processes, the outcomes are stronger, fairer, and more enduring.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Future of Peace is Accountable.<\/p>\n

The AU\u2019s participation in WPS Week reinforced a clear message: peace is not merely the absence of conflict but the \u201cpresence of justice, equality, and inclusivity.\u201d The momentum generated by the Windhoek+25 Declaration must now shift from declarations to demonstrable delivery. The African Union remains committed to ensuring that the power, participation, and leadership of women\u2014across all generations\u2014are the cornerstone of a sustainable and peaceful future for the continent of Africa.<\/p>\n

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