African Union South Africa) African Union (AU), Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) AU Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on employment and Poverty alleviation(8-9 September 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso QUESTION 1: To what extent has your country taken measures to sign, ratify, enact and implement the standards and codes listed above? Indicators 1. For each standard and code, please indicate dates of signature, ratification and domestication as applicable. 2. Describe the approaches or methods that facilitated the domestication of the codes and standards ratified, such as: - Enactment into domestic legislation; - Translation into national languages, organization of seminars and conferences on popularization and publication of regular reports on implementation of the standards and conventions, advocacy, teaching programmes; - Creation of easily accessible databases on the standards and cods signed, ratified and integrated for monitoring purposes; - Existence of programmes aimed at disseminating the information on the standards and codes signed, ratified or integrated into the national system; - Use of the codes and standards in formulation of policies and design of national development programmes and projects. 3. Describe the progress registered in the respect of the norms and achievement of the objectives, in terms of appropriate results indicators. Outline where applicable, efforts or progress to ensure compliance with the relevant standards or codes. Respondents should identify and focus on codes that are particularly relevant within their country‟s political and social context, especially on African standards and codes. 4. What enforcement mechanisms and reporting structures are available in respect of standards and codes that have been ratified. 5. For the standards and codes that have not been signed, ratified or enacted/implemented, outline the obstacles faced and any steps being taken to sign, ratify, enact/implement such standards. Respondents should identify and focus on codes that are particularly 73