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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
Participation in Constitution Making: Making Women Voices Heard
The Women and Constitution Building Initiative in Nepal was initiated (June 2008) in the spirit of a newlyformed Constitution Assembly (CA) which saw the election of a high percentage of women.  International IDEA, together with its partners,...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
Constituent Assembly Procedures from a Gender Perspective
This paper raises issues about how the Constituent Assembly will work, and how its procedures will have an impact both on the way in which women members will be able to play a part in its work, and on how women’s issues will dealt with in the new...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
The Constituent Assembly of Nepal: An Agenda for Women
Nepal is making a new constitution, which will be a culmination of the People's Movement, and thus must be based on the aspirations of the people of Nepal. However gender-friendly Constitution may seem, it will not automatically lead to an increase...
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Report / White Paper
Gender-Sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments
In February and March 2001 the CPA, with the assistance of the CPA Malaysia Branch and the approval of the CPA Executive Committee, arranged a Study Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Gender-Sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments. The aims of the...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Report / White Paper
Religious Fundamentalisms and Their Gendered Impacts in Asia
  Amidst growing uncertainties in a globalised world, fundamentalist convictions have been gaining ground in many religions. Reinforced by the threat from international terrorism, this renaissance of religious fundamentalisms has created...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Regional Seminar for Asian Parliaments : Preventing and responding to violence against women and girls: From legislation to effective enforcement
As part of its campaign Parliaments Take Action on Violence against Women, the IPU is organizing, with the Parliament of India, a seminar for Asian Parliaments on preventing and responding to violence against women and girls. This seminar aims to...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Interviews
iKNOW Politics' Women Leader Series: what role has women's caucuses played in your political journey?
iKNOW Politics asked two members of the Indonesian Parliament what role has women's caucuses played in their political journey? Spotlight on Dewi Coryati Video of iKNOW Politics "Women Leader Series - Spotlight on Dewi Coryati&quot...
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Monday, May 23, 2011
THAILAND: Parliamentary Elections
Thailand will be holding parliamentary elections on July 3rd.   At stake in this election: 500 seats in the House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon) Description of government structure: Chief of State: King BHUMIBOL Adulyadej Head of...
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Monday, May 23, 2011
TURKEY: Parliamentary Elections
On June 12th Turkey will be holding parliamentary elections.   At stake in this election: 550 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Abdullah GUL...
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Report / White Paper
Marching Ahead: A Profile Book of Women Constituent Assembly Members (Nepal)
The women of Nepal are strong, articulate and capable leaders. The constituent Assembly members selected and profiled in this book  demonstrate to all women and men that leadership arises in all segments of society, all backgrounds, regions,...
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Democracy and Gender Equality Roundtable
Update: The event was webcast on iKNOW Politics and we will be posting shortly the recordings of the webcast and follow up reports from the meeting. Please feel free to leave a comment below. About the event: [By Invitation Only.] UN Women is...
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Monday, May 02, 2011
Global Summit of Women
The so-called Davos Summit for women, the Global Summit of Women will take place in Istanbul with the participation of Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Turkish prime minister. The Global Summit of Women was conceived as the nexus at which all sectors –...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Panel: Securing Justice for Women in Conflict States
UN Women and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is hosting a panel Securing justice for women in post-conflict states on Monday, 2 May 2011, 10:00–13:00, at the United Nations Headquarters. In 2011 the Security Council and the...
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Report / White Paper
Do Our Laws Promote Gender Equality?
In the past three decades - since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - the nations of the East and Southeast Asia region have enacted many laws...
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Friday, March 11, 2011
KAZAKHSTAN: Presidential Elections
On April 3rd, Kazakhstan will hold presidential elections. Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Nursultan Abishevich NAZARBAYEV  Head of Government: Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV Assembly: Kazakhstan has a bicameral...
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Report / White Paper
Women’s Representation in Local Government in Asia-Pacific: Going beyond National Targets in Monitoring Status for MDG 3 on Women’s Political Empowerment
More Asia Pacific countries than ever before have elected local governments and national parliaments. Despite the progress made in establishing democratic institutions in the Asia Pacifi c, women continue to participate unequally both as voters and...
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Monday, March 07, 2011
Report / White Paper
Nepal Human Development Report 2009: State Transformation and Human Development
Without peace, human development is not possible and without human development, peace is not sustainable. Both require inclusion and participation—which can evolve through the restructuring of the state and deepening of the democracy of a political...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Report / White Paper
POWER, VOICE and RIGHTS - A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific
UNDP's Asia-Pacific Human Development Reports have been stimulating a lively dialogue within the region on a range of important issues. Prepared by experts from Asia and the Pacific, the Reports present an authentic account of human development...
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