London - 6-7 February, 2001

Final plenary and conference declaration

After reports from the various workshops were discussed, it was agreed that the draft Declaration should be further worked on by the EWD invited participants at their meeting on Thursday February 8th. It was further agreed that copies of the Draft Protocol on Women's Rights to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights should be distributed to all participants and that all the African participants would take it back to their group and their partners to see how this protocol can be promoted and eventually agreed by OAU members. Participants from other regions agreed that they should discuss with their groups and partners the possibility of getting a similar statement on government agendas.

The conference closed with passages from some of the messages of support being read out, warm thanks being given to the three sponsors of the Conference:
The Swedish International Development Agency
The Department for International Development (UK)
The Oak Foundation (Switzerland).

A vote of thanks was made to the Chair and Trustees for their initiative and work in arranging for the conference to take place. The Conference Organiser was also given a vote of thanks for the excellent, calm and friendly way in which she had managed all the details of housing and travel of the invited participants, and the conference arrangements.

Conference Declaration