The challenges of the demographic dividend for African countries A gender perspective
List of acronyms and abbreviations AFD
Agence Française de Développement
AFDB
African Development Bank
AU
African Union
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women DC
Developing country
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
ILO
International Labour Organization, a United Nations organisation
IUD
Intra-Uterine Device
MDG Millen NEPAD
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
OAU
Organization for African Unity
ONAIDS
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
SDG
Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations)
STI
Sexually Transmitted Infection
UNECA
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
UNO
United Nations Organisation
UNPD
United Nations Development Programme
USD
American dollar
WHO
World Health Organization (a United Nations agency)
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