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September 23, 2012
Viet Nam: Fewer women in National Assembly
The number of women working for the National Assembly (NA) in Viet Nam has declined in the past ten years, proven by its falling to 44th in the world rankings, according to a United Nations Development Programme study released yesterday. Speaking at the launch of the study, UN Resident Co-ordinator...
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September 23, 2012
Asia Pacific: Six actions can fast-track women in Asia-Pacific politics - UNDP
It will be 50 years before parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region achieve gender balance if women’s participation remains at its current pace, according to a new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Half of the more than 4.2 billion people living in the Asia Pacific region...
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September 20, 2012
Mozambique: UN Women Pledges Cooperation With Parliament
The United Nations body on gender equality, "UN Women", on Friday pledged to cooperate with the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic. After an audience granted by the chairperson of the Assembly, Veronica Macamo, the representative of UN Women in Mozambique, Valeria de Campos Mello,...
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September 10, 2012
Pacific: UNDP keen to support getting more Pacific women in Parliament
The head of the United Nations Development Programme says her organisation will happily support MPs who want to re-introduce legislation to increase women’s political representation. Across the Pacific, only about 5 percent of parliamentarians are women. Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have...
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September 5, 2012
Pacific: Women Promised a Better Deal
Leaders of 15 Pacific Island nations have pledged to remove barriers to women’s economic empowerment, end violence against women and pave the way for their increased political representation, at the conclusion of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, last week. The...
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August 30, 2012
Ghana: Inter-Regional seminar on women's political empowerment opens in Accra
Mrs. Juliana Azuma-Mensah, Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, has said the women’s role in participating at all levels of decision making was a key priority on the development agenda of the government of Ghana. She said government had put in place various interventions to promote gender...
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August 17, 2012
Cameroon: Efforts Increase to Boost Women's Numbers in Politics
Political party leaders were on Monday urged to implement to gender approach in elections. Cameroon's elections and referenda governing institution, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) in collaboration with UN Women and other partners are stepping up efforts to ensure increased women's participation in...
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August 17, 2012
Libya: The Fight for Women's Rights Goes On
Following the Libyan revolution, in which women played a crucial part, and the participation of large numbers of female citizens in the July 2012 elections, Libyan women are now looking forward to a partnership and full equality with their male counterparts. "Libyan women were instrumental in the...
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August 13, 2012
Pakistan: Need for separate polling stations for women underlined
Speakers at a forum have underlined the need to set up separate polling stations for females, launch voter education programme and stop using financial resources ungrudgingly by candidates to ensure holding free, fair and transparent elections in the country. The event was arranged by Strengthening...
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