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May 14, 2014
Malian lawyer builds peace and hope

The stories of gang-rape, forced marriage and fathers being forced to rape their own daughters at gunpoint keep her awake at night. Saran Keïta Diakité has listened to countless women recount the atrocities that the people of her war-torn country (Mali

May 8, 2014
International IDEA’s Electoral Risk Management Tool re-launched

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May 7, 2014
Support to Egypt begins on fulfilling roadmap to democracy

IPU has kick-started its priority support to Egypt in its efforts to establish democracy by providing advice and expertise on the drafting on a new electoral law.

May 7, 2014
Press Release: New research reveals violence against women in politics rampant in South Asia

Violence against women in politics is rampant in South Asia according to a new study conducted by the Centre for Social Research and UN Women.

May 1, 2014
CAR President Samba-Panza Inspires Congolese Women Politicians

In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure.

April 25, 2014
Morocco, UN Women Sign Partnership Agreement to Promote Gender Equality

The Ministry of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, and UN Women signed, Wednesday in Rabat, a partnership agreement to promote the institutionalization of the principles of gender equality in the public policy making process in Morocco.

April 22, 2014
CAR President Catherine Samba-Panza inspires Congolese women politicians

In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure.

April 22, 2014
Senior UN official calls for women to remain engaged in Afghan political life

With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country today urged efforts t