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Women in the Asia Pacific region have the lowest rates of representation in politics, employment and property ownership, a new report presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed.The Asia Pacific Human Development report on gender, which was made public on the occasio
To better clarify the conceptual linkages and potential programmatic synergies between electoral assistance and parliamentary development, UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group requires the services of a consultant to develop a Concept Note that builds on the backgrounder prepared by the UNDP Brusse
Vice President of National Parliament and President of the GMPTL Maria Paixão joined dignitaries including President of the Republic Jose Ramos Horta and President of Parliament Fernando Lasama in celebrating the National Electoral Commission (CNE) third anniversary.Deputada Paixão addressed the
More than five hundred women leaders from five continents participated in the Fifth Meeting of Spanish and African Women for a Better World, hosted by the Government of Spain in Valencia on 27-28 March, with support from UNIFEM.
In Bangladesh, traditional gender roles keep most women from gaining political power.
Democratic and economic transitions and development in the UNDP Europe and CIS region have taken place in the post-Soviet era without the full participation of a major segment of the population—women. The lack of participation by women weakens their position in political life and their
Madrid — The Government of Spain and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) today signed a three-year Strategic Partnership Framework for approximately EUR 32 million to promote gender equality worldwide.
Earlier this month, Timor-Leste approved its first domestic violence law, eight years after it was initially drafted. The legislature voted overwhelmingly in favor of the law, with 30 votes in favor and three abstentions.
With one-third women in the Constituent Assembly (CA), the gender issues are likely to get prominence not only in the Constitution, but also in the state mechanism.