October 30, 2020
Electing more women is focus of youth social campaign in Georgia
UNDP and Sweden support awareness-raising among first-time voters.
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October 28, 2020
Somali women demand guarantee of 30% of parliament in 2021 election
Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30 per cent of seats for women in next year's general election.
October 21, 2020
IPU celebrates 10 years of empowering youth
On 12 August, International Youth Day 2020, the IPU celebrates the 10th anniversary of its resolution, Youth participation in the democratic process.
October 21, 2020
Strengthening women’s political participation in Bhutan
Identifying obstacles and focusing on long-term solutions to propose strategies for equal representation
October 21, 2020
Training for increased women's political participation in Myanmar
Creating women’s wings within political parties allows women greater influence over policymaking
October 21, 2020
Breaking down gender barriers in Paraguay
Pushing gender parity and youth participation to the forefront of the political agenda
October 21, 2020
Supporting women candidates for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Removing the remaining barriers to women’s political participation through trainings in media relations, electoral management and strategic planning.
October 21, 2020
Celebrity advocates Connie Britton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Yemi Alade call for green and gender-equal COVID-19 recovery during UN General Assembly week
New York — UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors American actor Connie Britton, Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Nigerian musician Yemi Alade participated this week in thought-provoking conversations organized by the SDG Action Zone - an inno
October 16, 2020
25 years after Beijing, IPU analysis shows that gender parity is possible
A quarter of a century after the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the overall percentage of women in parliaments has reached 24.9 per cent in 2020, up from 11.3 per cent in 1995.