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https://africa.unwomen.org/en/stories/news/2026/07/government-un-women-and-partners-unite-to-accelerate-action-on-gender-based-violence-gbv-and-femicide-in-kenya
September 8, 2026
Government, UN Women and Partners Unite to Accelerate Action On Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Femicide in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya, 27 July 2026 – The Government of Kenya, through the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action under the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children Services, UN Women Kenya and partners concluded a two-day National Consu

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/news/2026/09/un-women-executive-director-concludes-three-day-visit-to-jordan
September 8, 2026
UN Women Executive Director concludes three-day visit to Jordan
https://www.undp.org/africa/blog/democracy-present-tense-five-young-african-women-leaders-participation-trust-and-power-shape-public-life
September 8, 2026
Democracy in the present tense Five young African women leaders on participation, trust and the power to shape public life

A photograph of a voter-registration card lands on a Kenyan social feed. The caption reads Niko Kadi — ‘I am registered’. Another young person posts their own.

Promotion of Gender Equality in Public Decision-Making and the Empowerment of Women & Youth in Mongolia, Phase II
September 8, 2026
Promotion of Gender Equality in Public Decision-Making and the Empowerment of Women & Youth in Mongolia, Phase II

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https://www.idea.int/news/political-participation-indigenous-women-pending-debt-panamanian-democracy
August 12, 2026
Political Participation of Indigenous Women: A Pending Debt of Panamanian Democracy

Democracy cannot be measured solely by the right to vote. It must also be measured by who participates in decision-making, who has access to spaces of power, and what obstacles continue to prevent certain voices from being heard.

https://www.idea.int/news/indigenous-young-women-leading-change-across-southeast-asia
August 12, 2026
Indigenous Young Women Leading Change Across Southeast Asia
Two extraordinary young Indigenous women recently participated in the Young Women Empowerment Academy organised by International IDEA for emerging women leaders across Southeast Asia.
https://www.idea.int/news/promoting-gender-parity-and-political-participation-indigenous-women-ngabe-bugle-comarca
August 12, 2026
Promoting gender parity and political participation of indigenous women in the Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
To build consensus around proposals that advance equality and strengthen women’s leadership, the Dialogue on Gender Parity and Indigenous Women’s Participation was held in San Félix, Chiriquí.
https://www.idea.int/news/media-seminar-gender-social-norms-transformation
August 5, 2026
Media Seminar on gender social norms transformation
The Media Seminar on Advancing the Transformation of Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making was convened by International IDEA under the European Union funded Women and