Partner News

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.

Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), Leslie Campbell, hailed Morocco's reforms promoting women's participation in politics and electoral transparency.

In July 2008, NDI organized the inaugural MENA Regional Young Women Leaders Academy in Doha, Qatar, which gathered together young women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $1.8 million to the National Democratic Institute to support the role of women in Nepal's transition to democracy.

the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) wishes to hire an Evaluation Consultant to conduct an assessment of the iKNOW Politics project.

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.

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.

The National Democratic Institute (NDI), an iKNOW Politics Partner, is seeking a Director of Women's Programs: Women's Political Participation, based in Washington, D.C.