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Understanding young people’s political participation - The Body Shop
Friday, May 13, 2022
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Understanding young people’s political participation
Be Seen Be Heard
Young people care – about our planet, our future and our political systems. In the last decade, young people have initiated social movements, tackling issues that impact their own lives and those of communities around the globe. They have done so...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
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Unfinished business: Women running in 2018 and beyond
Rutgers
Women ran for and were elected to office in record numbers in the 2018 election. They made historic gains across levels of office and reached new milestones for women’s political representation. But not all women achieved record levels of success in...
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
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UNDP and IPU: Global Parliamentary Report 2017
IPU
The second Global Parliamentary Report is jointly produced by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). It focuses on parliament’s role in oversight of government, and parliament’s power to hold government...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
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UN ESCWA Report on Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region
UN ESCWA
The objective of this study is to generate evidence-based policy recommendations for Arab States, in order to help them scale-up efforts to meet their commitments as relates to goal 5 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
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Monday, February 05, 2018
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UN Women Report on ending violence against women in political and electoral processes in Pakistan
Pakistani women face unique and frequently more severe challenges to their political participation than men do. In particular, the violence faced by Pakistani female political candidates, and voters is a serious barrier to their full participation...
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Friday, July 07, 2017
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UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality 2016 Annual Report
In 2016, UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality (FGE) supported 35 active programmes in 40 countries and reached more than 50,700 direct beneficiaries. The programmes, implemented by women-led civil society organizations, work to advance women’s...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Unpacking Gender: The Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
With no political solution on the horizon to end the conflict in Syria, it is clear that humanitarian agencies must continue to prepare for a protracted conflict. In late 2013, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) undertook an extensive literature...
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
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UN Women Annual Report 2015-2016
2015 was UN Women’s fifth year. As we marked this milestone, the United Nations celebrated 70 years of fostering human rights, and governments and civil society assessed 15 years of implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and of Security...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014
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Unseeing Eyes: Media Coverage and Gender in Latin American Elections
In a society where mass media is the main venue for political information and electoral competition, limited visibility during a campaign can be challenging to a candidate and limit the possibilities of being elected. This study covers five...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
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Understanding and Measuring Women's Economic Empowerment Definition, Framework and Indicators
Economically empowering women is essential both to realize women’s rights and to achieve broader development goals such as economic growth, poverty reduction, health, education and welfare. But women’s economic empowerment is a multifaceted concept...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013
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UN support to electoral system design and reform
This directive sets out UN policy for providing support to the design or reform of an electoral system, or parts of an electoral system.  Given that the issue of representation goes to the heart of democratic governance, this policy directive is...
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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UN Women Annual Report 2011 - 2012
By UN Women’s first anniversary at the start of 2012, we could look back on a year of accomplishment. It was a year of rapid progress but also challenges, both those inherent in the creation of a new organization, and those taking place in the...
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Friday, March 22, 2013
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UNDP Human Development Report 2013: The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World
One of the most heartening developments in recent years has been the broad progress in human development of many developing countries and their emergence onto the global stage: the “rise of the South”. This growing diversity in voice and power is...
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Friday, March 22, 2013
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UNSCR 1325’s Approach to Women’s Representation : A case study from the occupied Palestinian territories
United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, 1325, that addressed the needs of women in conflict situations. Among the pillars addressed in this resolution was the representation of women in government and in peace processes. While progress...
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Monday, October 29, 2012
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UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
This is a collection of cutting-edge resources intended to raise awareness, provoke policy, support training, advocacy and share lessons learned on implementation of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda, including the UN Security Council...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
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UNIFEM Annual Report 2007–2008
This report highlights UNIFEM's work to empower women in economic and public spheres, including achieving gender equality in democratic governance. Among the highlights during the year 2007–2008 were initiatives in empowering women in politics,...
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Monday, March 26, 2007
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United Nations Reform: Improving Peace Operations by Advancing the Role of Women
This report discusses the role of women in peacekeeping forces and peacemaking operations. It analyzes and provides recommendations on appointing women as heads of missions, recruiting women into the UN military personnel and civilian police, and...
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
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UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund 2005: 10th Anniversary Report
This report examines how the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund has made break-through contributions to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment over the last 10 years. Since the Fund positions itself as a unique funding source to...
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