Welcomes and supports the ongoing efforts of the African Union to support gender equality , the empowerment of women and social development , and recalls in this regard the declaration of the African Women 's Decade by the Assembly of the African Union in February 2009 , and the African Union Gender Policy , the Social Policy Framework for Africa and the Windhoek Declaration on Social Development , adopted by the Executive Council of the African Union in January 2009 ; 30 . Encourages the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) to support the efforts of African countries in the areas of empowerment of women and gender equality ; 31 .