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April 9, 2014
Parliaments urged to ensure rights of indigenous peoples are a reality

MPs from around the world have urged parliaments everywhere to work to ensure the equal participation of indigenous peoples in parliaments and political decision-making becomes a reality.

March 31, 2014
New partnership between the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and UN Women to enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment

A new partnership between the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and UN Women was signed today by ACP Secretary-General Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

March 24, 2014
CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR - UNDP/ICSPA PROJECT

CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR - UNDP/ICSPA PROJECT

Location :Kabul, AFGHANISTANApplication Deadline :03-Apr-14Type of Contract :FTA InternationalPost Level :P-5Languages Required :

March 20, 2014
Women's participation in upcoming elections in Afghanistan essential: UN envoy

Women's participation in the upcoming elections in Afghanistan is essential to ensure that the process is inclusive and credible.

March 14, 2014
Grassroots women: game changers in the fight against corruption

New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Huairou Commission, a global network of grassroots women’s organizations, convened a global dialogue to discuss how supporting women can further contribute to building transparent and effective governance, in

March 13, 2014
UN Undersecretary-General Praises Iran for Achievements in Women Affairs

“Iran can be introduced as the role model of women education to the world, given its achievements in this field,” Mlambo, also Executive Director of UN-Women, said in a meeting with Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Mowlaverdi on the sidelines of t

March 11, 2014
Progress for women in politics, but glass ceiling remains firm

The Women in Politics Map 2014 launched by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women today shows that while progress on women’s political participation continues to be largely positive across the world, glass ceilings remain firmly in place for women at the highest levels.

March 10, 2014
UNDP Africa head at the Commission on the Status of Women 2014

As we are approaching the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and negotiating the Post-2015 Agenda, there is no other sub-region that better confirms that gender equality and women’s empowerment are a prerequisite, a means, and an objective of inclusive and sustainable develo