The Arab Maghreb Union is an economic and political union aimed at harmonizing the economic unity of the Northern African countries. However, because of a disagreement between Morocco and Algeria concerning, among many things, the Western Sahara, the union is currently inactive.

 

Please visit the website of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) to find out more about the organisation at  http://www.maghrebarabe.org/en/

 

Sex disaggregation of senior diplomatic staff
Diplomatic Title	Sex
General Secretary	Male
Director of political affairs and information	Male
Director of Infrastructures	Male
Director of the food security	Male
Director of economic affairs	Female
Director of human resources	Male
Chief division, department food security	Male
Chief division, department of economic affairs	Male
Chief division, department of infrastructures	Male
Chief division, department of financial affairs	Male
Chief division, department of human resources	Male
Expert, department of human resources	Male
Expert, department of infrastructures	Male
Expert, department of financial affairs	Male
Expert, department of economic affairs	Male
Expert, department of food security	Male

 

 

 

Total	Title	Ratio Males	Ratio Females
1	General Secretary	1 of 1	0 of 1
5	Directors	4 of 5	1 of 5
5	Chiefs of Divisions	5 of 5	0 of 5
5	Experts	5 of 5	0 of 5

Current policies, initiatives, events etc. pertaining to women’s issues in Africa

• · Notable Women’s rights event: Forum on the role of women entrepreneurship in the development of the economies of the countries of the Arab Maghreb Union Marrakech, 1-2/3/2010 organized by the Secretariat General of the Federation forum on "The role of women entrepreneurs in the economic development of countries of the Arab Maghreb Union," Marrakech, in cooperation with the Office for North Africa to the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the support of the Islamic Development Bank.