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Action Plan on Gender and Development

The 1995 Commonwealth Action Plan on Gender and Development (PoA) and the Update to the Plan of Action (Update) were endorsed by Ministers Responsible for Women's Affairs in all Commonwealth countries. The PoA is the cornerstone of government activities for the attainment of gender equality and the Update supplements it to reflect global changes and provides a more focused 'working agenda' for Commonwealth Ministers. Commonwealth countries prepare regular reports on implementation progress against the PoA and the Update.

Reports prepared:

2001 report
Format: PDF (267 Kb)

2003 report
Format: PDF (299 Kb)

Australia was represented at the 6th Women's Affairs Ministerial Meeting (WAMM) in New Delhi in 2000.
Click here for a copy of the Communique of outcomes.

7 th Women's Affairs Ministerial Meeting (2004)

7WAMM will be held in Fiji from 30 May to 2 June 2004. The meeting will provide a strategic opportunity for Commonwealth Governments, the Commonwealth Secretariat and civil society to take stock of progress relating to the advancement of gender equality and equity since 1995 and make recommendations to advance the agenda in the next decade 2005-2015. This meeting is expected to endorse a new ten year action plan.