2.
States Parties shall ensure that the policies and programmes referred
to in sub-Article 1 take account of the unequal status of women, the
particular vulnerability of the girl child as well as harmful practices and
biological factors that result in women constituting the majority of those
infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.
3.
States Parties shall, by 2015:
(a)
develop gender sensitive strategies to prevent new infections;
(b)
ensure universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment for infected
women, men, girls and boys; and
(c)
develop and implement policies and programmes to ensure
appropriate recognition of the work carried out by care givers,
the majority of whom are women, the allocation of resources and
the psychological support for care-givers as well as promote the
involvement of men in the care and support of people living with
HIV and AIDS.
PART EIGHT
PEACE BUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ARTICLE 28
PEACE BUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
1.
States Parties shall endeavour to put in place measures to ensure that
women have equal representation and participation in key decisionmaking positions in conflict resolution and peace building processes by
2015 in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution
1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
2.
States Parties shall, during times of armed and other forms of conflict
take such steps as are necessary to prevent and eliminate incidences
of human rights abuses, especially of women and children, and ensure
that the perpetrators of such abuses are brought to justice before a
court of competent jurisdiction.
PART NINE
MEDIA, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
ARTICLE 29
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1.
States Parties shall ensure that gender is mainstreamed in all
information, communication and media policies, programmes, laws and
training in accordance with the Protocol on Culture, Information and
Sport and other regional and international commitments by Member
States on issues relating to media, information and communication.