Events

Seminar: Taking legislative action to end violence against women and girls

As part of its campaign /Parliaments Take Action on Violence against Women/, the IPU is organizing, with the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, a seminar for *Central and West African Parliaments* on…

E-Democracy: International Association for Development of the Information Society

* To evaluate and build consensus on the most recent scientific data on online community participation/involvement/action for promoting social justice and equity in health and education *…

NIGERIA: Presidential Election

Government structure: Assembly: Nigeria has a bicameral National Assembly consisting of the Senate with 109 seats and the House of Representatives with 360 seats. An absolute majority or at least 25…

UGANDA: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

On February 18th, Uganda is holding presidential and parliamentary elections. The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly, 214 members are elected by…

2011 Global Summit of Women

To register for the Summit click here. To read further please visit the Summit site.

5th Annual e-Gov Africa Forum 2011

The 5th Annual e-Gov Africa Forum is being organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international development partnership between the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth…

In view of the current situation in Tunisia, the seminar on "Women in Arab parliaments: Representation and incorporation of a gender perspective", scheduled from 24 to 26 January 2011, has been cancelled.

In view of the current situation in Tunisia, the seminar on "Women in Arab parliaments: Representation and incorporation of a gender perspective", scheduled from 24 to 26 January 2011, has been…

BENIN: Presidential Elections - First Round

Benin will hold the first round of its presidential elections March 6th. The incoming President will be elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. For more…

HAITI: Presidential and Legislative Elections - Second Round

On March 20, Haiti will hold the second round of its presidential and parliamentary elections. The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year…