In June 5 Macedonia will be holding Parliamentary elections. At stake in this election: 120 seats in the Assembly (Sobranie)Description of government structure: Chief of State: President Gjorge…

Albania holds local elections on 8 May 2011. The voters will be electing mayors and local councils in 384 municipalities. The mayors are elected by majority system and the members of the council will…

Update: The event was webcast on iKNOW Politics and we will be posting shortly the recordings of the webcast and follow up reports from the meeting. Please feel free to leave a comment below. About…

The so-called Davos Summit for women, the Global Summit of Women will take place in Istanbul with the participation of Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Turkish prime minister. The Global Summit of Women…

Human Dimension Seminars are organized by the OSCE/ODIHR in accordance with the decisions of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) Summits in Helsinki (1992) and…

UN Women and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is hosting a panel Securing justice for women in post-conflict states on Monday, 2 May 2011, 10:00–13:00, at the United Nations…

At stake in this Referendum: A referendum to adopt an alternative vote (AV) electoral system. Description of government structure: Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II  Head of Government:…

On Wednesday afternoon, 20th April, the Women’s Rights Committee organises a public hearing on ‘A 2020 Perspective for Women in Turkey’. There will be two discussion panels, one on‘ 2020 objectives…

The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights will hold a seminar entitled "Towards a fair representation in the Parliament" on Monday, April 4, 2011.  Numerous male and female participants…