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Roundtable discussion: Safeguarding elections amid COVID-19
Roundtable discussion: Safeguarding elections amid COVID-19
Across the globe, more than 50 elections have already been postponed due to COVID-19, and, in some cases, there is a risk that elections will be postponed indefinitely. Some governments may hold…
Women’s leadership in the post COVID-19 era: A perspective from local and regional governments
Women’s leadership in the post COVID-19 era: A perspective from local and regional governments
In this year 2020, the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Action Platform was to be celebrated and it was because of the global COVID-19 pandemic that the 64th session of the Commission…
A recovery for everyone: putting gender at the center of democracy & governance responses to COVID-19
A recovery for everyone: putting gender at the center of democracy & governance responses to COVID-19
Opening Remarks: Michelle Bekkering, USAID Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3)
Panelists:
Gina Chirillo, Senior Gender Program Officer, and…
On the frontlines of COVID-19: A conversation with women peacebuilders
On the frontlines of COVID-19: A conversation with women peacebuilders
In fragile settings around the world, COVID-19 poses a serious threat to peace, security, and the rights of women and girls.
Join women peacebuilders on the frontlines of COVID-19 for a virtual…
“I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”
“I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”
Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020.
Twenty-five years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—a progressive roadmap for gender equality—…
International Women's Day 2020
International Women's Day 2020
Join the Global Institute for Women's Leadership and Ipsos MORI on Wednesday 11 March for an event to mark International Women's Day.
We'll present findings from a new global survey looking at women…
Inauguration UNWOMEN exhibition “African Women and Political Leadership”
Inauguration UNWOMEN exhibition “African Women and Political Leadership”
The exhibit pays tribute to the great courage of women in a particularly difficult and patriarchal continent. They have been at the forefront of ensuring peace and security, however their…
Regional seminar on the SDGs for Asia-Pacific Parliaments
Regional seminar on the SDGs for Asia-Pacific Parliaments
The National Assembly of Pakistan and the IPU are jointly organizing a regional seminar for the Asia-Pacific region’s parliaments entitled Development for all: Parliament’s road map on the…
2020 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the UN
2020 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the UN
Education as a key to peace and sustainable development: Toward the implementation of SDG 4.
Education has long been recognized as a necessary precondition for sustainable development in all its…
Upcoming Event:
Regional Dialogue on Advancing Transformative Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation
The main purpose of the Regional Dialogue is to promote transformative gender norms by addressing the root causes of inequality and transforming the underlying social, legal, and economic structures…
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