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April 7, 2016
Swiss youth calls for a National Youth Parliament

The annual general meeting of the S

April 6, 2016
Gains for women in Viet Nam's National Assembly

The past week marked positive chang

April 5, 2016
Jamaica to introduce legislated gender quotas

Within the national action plan for

April 5, 2016
A Solidarity Statement from the Egyptian Feminist Organizations Coalition with Nazra for Feminist Studies

April 5, 2016
Secretary-General's Message “From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards”

After the last International Women’s Day, UN’s Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, delivered the message ‘From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards’:

April 1, 2016
IRIN reports on the situation of migrant women in Libya

IRIN Contributor

March 23, 2016
CSW60: Highlights on women's political participation and leadership

Every year in March, representatives of Member States, UN entities, and civil society organizations from all regions gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the

March 23, 2016
Improvements for women in politics in Samoa

Following her appointment as Deputy

March 21, 2016
A CSW60 Side Event with female ambassadors about the UN Security Council

Organized by the United Nations (UN