UN pushes Zim to ratify AU women’s rights convention

ZIMBABWE has been urged to ratify the African Union (AU) Convention on ending violence against women and girls, with the United Nations calling for faster adoption of the National Gender Equality Bill aimed at advancing women’s rights.

Speaking during a week-long mission to Harare last week, UN Assistant Secretary-General Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, who also serves as deputy executive director of UN Women praised Zimbabwe’s policies promoting women’s empowerment.

She, however, noted that female representation in decision-making roles remains below expectations, adding that while Zimbabwe played a key role in negotiating the continental violence convention, it was yet to ratify it.

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