International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical…

UNDP Gender Programme Montenegro UNDP Montenegro is organizing conference on " Political participation of Women as a Factor of Societal Development" Women face multiple challenges in their…

    Background At the beginning of the 21st century, over 95 per cent of the world’s countries have granted women the two most fundamental democratic rights: the right to vote and the right…

Description of government structure: •Chief of State: President Joseph KABILA •Head of Government: Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO •Assembly: DR Congo has a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consisting…

     FAMILY VOTING AND ELECTORAL RIGHTS: From Understanding the Phenomenon to Eradicating the Practice   UN Women Albania is launching a research project that aims to better…

UNDP is organizing a Regional Forum on Equal Participation in Decision-Making (November 15-17, Istanbul), with co-funding from the UNDP-Japan Women in Development Fund. The Forum will…

The European Gender Summit invites stakeholders from all sectors and disciplines active in the European innovation system to attend. Speakers at the summit will discuss the latest research,…

  Aspiring for True Democracy: The Role of Women and Youth in the Arab Spring withDr. Azza KamelEgypt Dr. Kamel is the director of Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development (ACT), the…

Elections will take place on Sunday, October 30th, in order to elect governors, deputies for department assemblies, mayors, municipal council members and local administrative board members.  The…