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The Political Participation of Youth

"I call on the members of the largest youth generation in history to face the challenges and consider what you can do to solve it. To control your destiny and translate your dreams into a better future for all." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Gender played a significant role in the 2022 election. Will it do the same in 2025?

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April 4, 2025

Gender played a significant role in the 2022 election. Will it do the same in 2025?

Gender was an important factor in the 2022 election: it shaped the ways the major parties packaged their policies and their leaders.

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Gender was an important factor in the 2022 election: it shaped the ways the major parties packaged their policies and their leaders.

Beijing+30: Taking Stock of Progress on Gender Equality Using the Global State of Democracy Indices

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April 2, 2025

Beijing+30: Taking Stock of Progress on Gender Equality Using the Global State of Democracy Indices

The Beijing Declaration in 1995 recognized that gender equality is essential to democracy. Yet, 30 years later, progress remains uneven and at risk, with backlash against gender equality and democratic values threatening hard-won gains.

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The Beijing Declaration in 1995 recognized that gender equality is essential to democracy. Yet, 30 years later, progress remains uneven and at risk, with backlash against gender equality and democratic values threatening hard-won gains.

african union
March 19, 2025
AU Strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

A summary

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amnesty International
March 19, 2025
Iran: Authorities target women’s rights activists with arbitrary arrest, flogging and death penalty

Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists demanding equality or who defy compulsory veiling using arbitrary detention, unjust prosecution, flogging, and even the death penalty in a bid to qua

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CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

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March 19, 2025

CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

69th Commission on the Status of Women

Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York

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69th Commission on the Status of Women

Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York

Women’s Rights in South Asia – Progress, Politics & Patriarchy | International Women’s Day Special

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March 18, 2025

Women’s Rights in South Asia – Progress, Politics & Patriarchy | International Women’s Day Special

Feminism in South Asia has been a powerful force for change, but it continues to face significant challenges.

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Feminism in South Asia has been a powerful force for change, but it continues to face significant challenges.

Call for papers - Women's role in politics and public life

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March 17, 2025

Call for papers - Women's role in politics and public life

Guest Editors
Roopa Dhatt, MD, MPA, Georgetown University, USA
Anna Kalbarczyk, DrPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, USA

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Guest Editors
Roopa Dhatt, MD, MPA, Georgetown University, USA
Anna Kalbarczyk, DrPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, USA

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March 14, 2025
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission

“Support us and include us in intergovernmental processes,” said Ema Meçaj, a medical student and member of Albania’s youth steering committee, who was among young men and women panellists from around the world at an interactive dialogue at the 69th session of world’s l

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