As Libya struggles with continued political conflict and economic turmoil amid the COVID-19 pandemic, young women who want to contribute to peacebuilding, political processes, and economic reconstruction face serious obstacles.
By Hibbaq Osman, Founder of Karama, a network of women's rights organisations
The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most consequential in generations: the COVID-19 pandemic devastated lives and livelihoods; millions protested across the country for racial justice following the murder of George Floyd; and the U.S.
More than 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected in multiple ways by discriminatory laws and the lack of legal protections.
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More than 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected in multiple ways by discriminatory laws and the lack of legal protections.
The state of women’s political participation in Zimbabwe is undesirable, an anti-thesis to the country’s development.
The Republic of Guinea adopted on 2 May, a Law on Parity that says women must make fifty per cent of the candidate lists for elective positions.
