Why Women Count is a series of forty-one 5 minute programmes made by broadcasters and producers in 41 countries focusing on the theme of empowerment. The series aims to inspire, increase awareness and stimulate debate about the key role that women’s rights and gender equality play in the social, economic and political development of their countries, communities and families. Read more at the TVE website.

This quarterly newsletter of UNDP in Sierra Leone contains information on the upcoming 2007 Parliamentary and Presidential elections in Sierra Leone. It highlights the work of the international community in securing peaceful and democratic elections in the country.

As part of the Round-table launched by the Inter-American Development Bank, several women political leaders in Latin-America and the Caribbean gathered together to discuss several aspects of change underway in the region in regards to equity, political participation and leadership. This conference dubbed, Women in the Americas: Paths to Political Power, was a joint-initiative between the Inter-American Development Bank, Inter-American Dialogue, League of Women Voters of the United States and the Organization of American States (OAS).

This information bulletin describes the grants program, "Reducing Women’s and Girls’ Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS by Strengthening their Property and Inheritance Rights." It explains the program's objectives and includes a brief profile of eight sub-Saharan African organizations that received grants through this program. The bulletin also provides contact information for these organizations and a description of the work they will do.