Best practices and lessons learned during the elaboration of a Regional Protocol for the Equality of Rights between Women and Men and for Sustainable Development in West Africa

This document summarizes the experience of elaborating a Regional Protocol for the Equality of Rights between Women and Men and for Sustainable Development in West Africa and the process for ensuring its adoption.

The objective of the process: the adoption of a legal instrument to fill in existing gaps and take into account the new challenges and issues raised by women’s participation in the sustainable development of their region. It was the Women’s Rights and Citizenship coalitions (DCF) that decided to act collectively around a common issue: enhancing the legal framework for the promotion and protection of women’s rights in West Africa.