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The Political Participation of Youth

"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

african union
March 19, 2025
AU Strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

A summary

amnesty International
March 19, 2025
Iran: Authorities target women’s rights activists with arbitrary arrest, flogging and death penalty

Iranian authorities have escalated their crackdown on women’s rights defenders, journalists, singers and other activists demanding equality or who defy compulsory veiling using arbitrary detention, unjust prosecution, flogging, and even the death penalty in a bid to qua

CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

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March 19, 2025

CSW69 Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

69th Commission on the Status of Women

Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York

69th Commission on the Status of Women

Interactive Dialogue: Participation, accountability, and gender-responsive institutions

18 March 2025, UNHQ, New York

Women’s Rights in South Asia – Progress, Politics & Patriarchy | International Women’s Day Special

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March 18, 2025

Women’s Rights in South Asia – Progress, Politics & Patriarchy | International Women’s Day Special

Feminism in South Asia has been a powerful force for change, but it continues to face significant challenges.

Feminism in South Asia has been a powerful force for change, but it continues to face significant challenges.

Call for papers - Women's role in politics and public life

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March 17, 2025

Call for papers - Women's role in politics and public life

Guest Editors
Roopa Dhatt, MD, MPA, Georgetown University, USA
Anna Kalbarczyk, DrPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, USA

Guest Editors
Roopa Dhatt, MD, MPA, Georgetown University, USA
Anna Kalbarczyk, DrPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, USA

un news
March 14, 2025
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission

“Support us and include us in intergovernmental processes,” said Ema Meçaj, a medical student and member of Albania’s youth steering committee, who was among young men and women panellists from around the world at an interactive dialogue at the 69th session of world’s l

vanguard
March 13, 2025
Women charged to take centre stage in Nigerian politics

As Nigeria continues its quest for socio-economic development, women have been encouraged to vie for political positions at all levels of government, from local councils to the National Assembly.

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CSW69 SIDE-EVENT: Transforming social norms: Advancing women's leadership

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CSW69 SIDE-EVENT: Transforming social norms: Advancing women's leadership

Join WYDE Women’s Leadership partners, EU representatives, policymakers, activists and women leaders for an engaging discussion on tackling discriminatory social norms fo

Debunking social gender norms though the Young Women’s Empowerment Academies

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March 7, 2025

Debunking social gender norms though the Young Women’s Empowerment Academies

#DemocracyForAll calls for leaving no one behind in political participation and representation.
#DemocracyForAll calls for leaving no one behind in political participation and representation.