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Women rise for all

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June 30, 2020

Women rise for all

We are women leaders rising in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods. We call for all leaders in all countries and in all sectors to meet the human crisis of COVID-19.

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We are women leaders rising in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods. We call for all leaders in all countries and in all sectors to meet the human crisis of COVID-19.

On paper but not in practice: Gender equality in balkan politics

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June 30, 2020

On paper but not in practice: Gender equality in balkan politics

Women have equal billing on the list of candidates for parliament fielded by North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats. But when North Macedonia and Croatia both vote in elections next month, how many women will actually become MPs?

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Women have equal billing on the list of candidates for parliament fielded by North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats. But when North Macedonia and Croatia both vote in elections next month, how many women will actually become MPs?

June 29, 2020
Lack of female Ministers is a ‘missed opportunity’, women’s groups say

The appointment of only four senior female Cabinet Ministers is a “missed opportunity” directly linked to the lack of women candidates put forward in winnable seats across the State, women’s rights groups have said.

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Will the pandemic reshape notions of female leadership?

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June 29, 2020

Will the pandemic reshape notions of female leadership?

Countries with women in leadership have suffered six times fewer confirmed deaths from Covid-19 than countries with governments led by men.

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Countries with women in leadership have suffered six times fewer confirmed deaths from Covid-19 than countries with governments led by men.

A call to defend democracy

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June 26, 2020

A call to defend democracy

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens more than the lives and the livelihoods of people throughout the world. It is also a political crisis that threatens the future of liberal democracy.

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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens more than the lives and the livelihoods of people throughout the world. It is also a political crisis that threatens the future of liberal democracy.

June 22, 2020
UNDP Launches Webinar Series To Promote Parliamentary Innovation And Response During COVID-19

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji has launched a new webinar series, to highlight and promote parliamentary innovation and response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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June 22, 2020
Iceland’s Prime Minister praises female leaders for response to coronavirus

Iceland’s prime minister has indicated that female leaders have offered a better response to coronavirus across the world than some of their male counterparts.

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June 22, 2020
10 lessons from the COVID-19 frontline for a more gender-equal world

Evidence shows that disease outbreak affects women and men differently, that pandemics exacerbate inequalities for girls and women, who are also often the hardest hit, and that women play an outsize role responding to crises, including as frontline h

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“Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic”

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June 19, 2020

“Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic”

Around the world, women are shining through as outstanding leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates.

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Around the world, women are shining through as outstanding leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates.

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