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Advocacy on Gender-based violence (GBV)

All welcome to comment on effective stategies for increasing advocacy and information-sharing on how women and men politicians can translate knowledge on GBV into policy and law.

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Tackling violence against women in politics in Lebanon

Violence against women in politics is a serious violation of human rights and an obstacle to gender equality. Watch this video by UN Women Lebanon. Supported by the Government of Japan.

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#PressForProgress - Yves Leterme on International Women's Day 2018

Sebretary General of International IDEA Yves Leterme discusses why we should commemorate and celebrate International Women's Day.

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Documentary film about the Women’s Voices Project in Egypt

Watch this documentary film about the Women’s Voices Project which is implemented by the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights with the support of the Fund for Gender Equality of UN Women.

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#MoreWomen in Ireland's next local elections

Women for Election is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation whose vision is of an Ireland with balanced participation of women and men in political life. The organisation’s mission is to inspire and equip women to succeed in politics. Women are held back from entering politics for many...

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Watch: Crunching the Numbers for Gender Parity

The Women in Public Service Project’s “50 x 50” initiative has a new tool to help chart a course toward its goal of gender equality in decision-making positions in public service by 2050. A growing data base on global women’s leadership can now be accessed at data.50x50movement.org. The...

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Video on the Gender Quota & other Temporary Special Measures

The clips aim at building understanding among Lebanese stakeholders, and especially political decision-makers, on the range of possible temporary special measures that can be adopted to encourage and increase women’s participation in elections, including but not limited to quota. It was...

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Advocacy Handbook on Gender and Electoral Reform in Malaysia

The World Economic Forum predicts that the gender gap will not close entirely until 2186. At 106 out of 144 countries, Malaysia’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Index indicates that the biggest inequalities exist in terms of women’s political empowerment. In continuity of National Conference on Gender...

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Youth as partners for the implementation of the SDGs

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in 2015, is the international community’s ambitious response to today’s most pressing global development challenges and will guide our development priorities for an entire generation. Young people played a key role in shaping this agenda and...

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Temporary Special Measures to Increase Women's Political Participation in the Pacific

The story of women’s political empowerment in the Pacific continues to be one of struggle and hardship. Commitments have been made by Pacific Leaders to facilitate women’s entry into politics. While some countries have translated these commitments into tangible actions, many have not. This...

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Guide on Constitution Assessment for Women's Equality

The constitution-building process provides an extraordinary opportunity for women and gender-equality advocates to participate in the framing of democratic institutions. The Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality helps users analyse a constitution or draft constitution from the...

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The Making of a Good Law, or How Good Laws become Good Practices

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice (WGDAW) was created by the Human Rights Council in 2010, and consists of five independent expert members from different regions of the world. The methods of work of the WGDAW involve receiving and issuing...

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Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

In 2011, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted a survey to document how national Human rights institutions (NHRIs) in the OSCE region address women’s rights and gender equality. This Handbook presents the results of the survey, based on responses received...

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