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March 8, 2022
Statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on International Women's Day

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere.

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere.

March 8, 2022
Statement on International Women’s Day

By Ashim Steiner

March 8, 2022
Paraguay: Political training for women helps reduce the representation gap

In a region that has seen the greatest progress in political gender equality in the last two decades, Paraguay stands out, but for the wrong reasons: it has the third-lowest percentage of women in parliament in the Americas, with 17.5%, roughly half the regional avera

March 7, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa

Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa (Women in Political Participation (WPP) is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.

March 2, 2022
First female Arab Knesset member to head Israeli diplomatic mission

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Meretz Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi as consul general in Shanghai, sparking an outcry from critics.