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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
In Kenya, women gear up for county elections
Abdia Gole, 33, is a recent graduate of Business Management from one of the leading universities in Kenya, and a candidate for the upcoming County Assembly elections for Gorbo Ward, Marsabit County, in Northern Kenya. “I am going door to door,...
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Friday, July 07, 2017
Is public funding effectively increasing women’s political participation?
By Elin Falguera Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries provide political parties and/or candidates with public funding, through either monetary or indirect financial support such as subsidised access to media. In a number of countries ,...
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Thursday, July 06, 2017
Kenyan Parliament hosts gender mainstreaming workshop with IPU
The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Women’s political participation and representation in Côte d’Ivoire
By Maurice Mboula Jean-Claude Didier Enguelegue As in most African countries, gender inequalities remain a major challenge to human development in Côte d’Ivoire. Though women’s and girls’ condition significantly improved since Côte d’Ivoire’s...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Expert Group Meeting on gender-sensitive parliaments
Five years ago, the IPU adopted its Plan of Action for Gender-Sensitive Parliaments at its 127th Assembly in Quebec. Since then, the IPU has helped parliaments become more gender sensitive and has developed a self-assessment toolkit self-assessment...
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EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance (JTF)
Friday, June 30, 2017
Guide / Training Material
Youth Participation in Electoral Processes – Handbook for Electoral Management Bodies
EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance (JTF)
Specifically designed for electoral management bodies (EMBs), this publication acknowledges the crucial role EMBs play in ensuring that all segments of the society, including youth, are empowered to fully participate in the electoral process, be as...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Making laws work to end violence against women and girls
Preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) requires more than adopting laws—they need to be effectively implemented. Parliamentarians, NGOs and legal officers met to discuss the issue at a regional conference for Eastern and Central Europe...
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Thursday, June 15, 2017
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Hear from the scholars of International IDEA’s Youth Democracy Academy
Hear from the scholars of International IDEA’s Youth Democracy Academy (YDA) pilot programme. YDA is designed to ensure that young women and men, too often marginalized from political processes, are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
International IDEA promotes women political participation by providing public speaking training to female leaders in Haiti
By Marie Doucey From 23 to 30 May 2017, International IDEA organized three training sessions in oratory for Haiti’s female mayors and parliamentarians. “We loved this way of training people! It is very different from what we are used to, very deep...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
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International IDEA introduces the Youth Democracy Academy
International IDEA’s Youth Democracy Academy is designed to ensure that young women and men, too often marginalized from political processes, are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively participate in, and contribute to, the...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017
More than two million Liberians register to vote, almost half are women
Approximately 2.1 million Liberians have registered to vote in the upcoming October 2017 presidential and legislative elections, according to provisional results. Almost half of those registered are women. Voter registration was conducted between 1...
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Armenian women take the political stage
By Karen Cirillo and Jodi Hilton In the small village of Getik, Arpine Gyulumyan runs a bed and breakfast with her family. But she is also an engineer, a social worker, and a community council member. While few residents venture far from their...
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Monday, June 05, 2017
New platform launched to galvanize and boost women’s leadership of Africa
Forum organized by African Union Commission and UN Women, with the support of Germany, outlines roadmap for women in governance, peace and security. (New York, 2 June)—UN Women, the African Union Commission, and the Permanent Mission of Germany...
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Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of International IDEA, speaks during the seminar.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Youth role in future representation and participation, discussed at International IDEA round table
Do new generations of citizens no longer support democratic values and practices? To the relief of her audience at the seminar 'Does political participation need political parties and representation?', Pippa Norris acquitted young people on this...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation
The African Union Commission, UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and the Government of Germany are organizing a high-level “Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation.” The forum is scheduled...
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Regional conference for Central and Eastern Europe: Making laws work to end violence against women and girls
As part of its programme to support parliaments in addressing all forms of violence against women, the Inter-Parliamentary Union is organizing jointly with the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, along with Global Rights for Women and Vital Voices, a...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Nepal: Call for women’s representation and leadership in local governance
Nepal — "I am contesting the upcoming election with my headscarf on, duly following the advice of my mother-in-law. But I have offered my full support to my daughter-in-law to contest the polls without the scarf" says Kausilya Tharu, 45, who came...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
UNDP is hiring: Consultancy on Political and Public Participation of Persons with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities
Location : Home-based Application Deadline : 31-May-17 (Midnight New York, USA)     Additional Category : Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Type of Contract : Individual Contract Post Level :...
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