"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
27-year-old Ruqayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onirin Constituency of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State in the State House of Assembly is currently the youngest female legislator in Nigeria. A 2022 graduate of Mass Communication...
Democratization is under pressure across the globe. Here are five major threats to democracy, and how to mitigate them.
Democracy is as precarious as it is precious. Some 25 years after the IPU issued its Universal Declaration on Democracy, its...
European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth month, and Europe faces its ‘...
Over 30 years since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, the Republic of Somaliland has established itself as a paragon of stability in a tough neighbourhood. Although it remains internationally unrecognised, it is inevitably compared...
iKNOW Politics speaks with Hege Haukeland, Member of Parliament from Norway, about women's political participation, women in parliament and the involvement of youth in politics.
Have Women Progressed? Latin American Index of Fulfilled Commitment 1995-2003
This report summarizes the Latin American Index of Fulfilled Commitment (IFC) and includes a measurement of the index from 1995 to 2003 in 18 countries of the region. The information presented in the IFC reveals progress and setbacks regarding...
