Eswatini ratified the Maputo Protocol October 15th, 2012 and signed on December 7th, 2004. 2016 Eswatini signed the amended SADC Gender and Development Protocol, which includes provisions to align countries’ among other things, with UNSCR1325[1] 2018 Election of Women Act: meant to realize women’s constitutional right to proper representation in the House of assembly by enforcing quotas[2] Launch of the Ending Child Marriage Campaign in Lesotho, backed by Princess Senate of Lesotho[3] 2019 National Development Plan 2019-2022 sets out to increase % of funds allocated to Gender and Family issues programs from 0.0.14% of the National Budget to 10% of