As part of the efforts to invite the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) staff members to take ownership of the institution’s new Gender Strategy for the period 2014-2018, the institution’s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, held a meeting on February 11, 2014, in Tunis, Tunisia, calling on her colleagues to make gender an integral part of the institution’s operations.
Opening the ceremony, AfDB’s First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel Mbi, said the meeting was an opportunity to “address the shared responsibility and collective commitment required to deliver on the Bank’s Gender Agenda.” For Mbi, gender equality is important because it increases productivity and improves economic and social outcomes for society. [Read More]
Opening the ceremony, AfDB’s First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel Mbi, said the meeting was an opportunity to “address the shared responsibility and collective commitment required to deliver on the Bank’s Gender Agenda.” For Mbi, gender equality is important because it increases productivity and improves economic and social outcomes for society. [Read More]