Capacity Building

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, last month committed to a 

Traditionally, across South Sudan, women and girls have been disproportionately affected by conflict. Add to this, cultural norms, such as early or forced marriages, and there is a significant gap in attaining equal rights for women.

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, last month committed to a revi

Stakeholders have advocated the implementation of gender-inclusive policy-making to address the challenges facing women in the country.

CHENNAI: Indian parliament has finally passed the historic women's reservation bill or to call it by its proper name Naari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

IT’S the responsibility of political parties to ensure that more women take part in local and national elections, says Assistant Foreign Minister and Deputy Speaker Lenora Qereqeretabua.

In a significant development, representatives from major political parties have unequivocally expressed their commitment to advancing women’s political participation.

The UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, met with a delegation from the “High National Council for Libyan Women,” as part of the consultations he is conducting with a number of components of Libyan society, in addition to what he described as his quest to bridge the ga