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UNDP Viet Nam country office is looking for an International Gender Expert with the deadline submission for application on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 at 5 PM.

Local elections on May 8 in Albania are an opportunity to put more women in public office in a country with one of the lowest percentages of elected women in Europe.

International IDEA is looking to commission a regional analysis/case studies on political parties' constitutions/policy documents/manifestos, rules and regulations/procedures and practices from a gender perspective.

UPDATE:

In a bid to lend support to the process of electoral reform in Tunisia as preparations get under way for the election of a Constituent Assembly on 24 July 2011, the IPU dispatched an expert mission to the country from 22 to 24 March 2011.

Political participation, economic empowerment and ending violence against women emphasized as key to gender equality in meetings with US legislators

The Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, on Friday commended women for their role in the pro-democracy protest movements that have swept across North Africa and the Middle East. She, however, said their rights and leadership potential must continue to be encouraged.

On 6 April 2011, Dr Essam El Haddad and Dalia Zakhary visited International IDEA as guest speakers at the Institute's Board of Advisers' meeting to discuss developments in the Western Asia and North Africa region.

To listen to their interview, click below.

During her visit to Panama 16-17 April, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet will participate in the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly. Ms. Bachelet will also meet with the President of Panama and Panamanian women’s organizations.