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The UNDP/UNFPA/Japan Women in Development Fund Joint Initiative on Women's Leadership in the Arab Region's HIV/AIDS Response was created in response to the increasing vulnerability women face in the region to HIV/AIDS. The initiative targets women NGOs, women religious leaders and faith-based organizations and media professionals in order to create a civic momentum towards committed action limiting women's increasing vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

In the semi-autonomous northeastern Somali state of Puntland, where local councils are already on the ground, another political transformation is taking place. The Minister of Local Government and Regional Affairs is implementing a policy of affirmative action for women, by holding district meetings of existing councils and traditional leaders, and inviting them to expand the membership of their councils to include women.

Today, women account for almost 40 per cent of the total workforce. However, women remain disadvantaged in the workplace, their employment being preponderantly unpaid or underpaid compared to men's. Women and Work was the general topic of the second Seminar for members of parliamentary committees dealing with the status of women and gender equality, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation.
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30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women’s Political Participation in Latin America. “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels.”

To mark International Women's Day tomorrow, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a joint forum Wednesday to review the political landscape women shared in 2007.

the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) wishes to hire an Evaluation Consultant to conduct an assessment of the iKNOW Politics project. The objective of the program assessment is to evaluate the extent to which iKNOW Politics has successfully completed the program objectives.

On October 29th the UN Security Council will hold its 8th annual debate on Women, Peace and Security (resolution 1325). This year’s debate will focus on women’s participation in peace processes, an essential component of the full implementation of resolution 1325.

Parliamentarian delegates to the IPU's 120th Assembly in Addis Ababa discussed the issue of women in politics on Monday, while a study conducted by the international body during the past two years found out that men are still better positioned in the political arena. Researchers interviewed nearly 300 parliamentarians in 110 counties in every region of the world, with most women respondents citing domestic responsibilities as the single most important deterrent to entering a life in politics, an obstacle rated much lower among male respondents.

The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, and the Executive Director of UNIFEM, Mrs. Ines Alberdi, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join efforts to make cities and towns free from violence against women and girls. On average, violence makes up at least 25 to 30 percent of urban crime, and women, especially in developing countries, are twice as likely to be victims of violent aggression (including domestic violence) as men.