The number of female elected parliamentarians in Senegal’s National Assembly has almost doubled thanks to the impact of new parity laws on the July elections

Distinguished panelists and colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. What a great day this is! To all members of the CEDAW Committee, past and present, I have one thing to say on behalf of UN Women: Thank you so much for [...]

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Senior Programme Officer (Asia and the Pacific programme)

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Senior Programme Manager (Political Parties in Stockholm)

At a high-level event today at the Rio+20 Conference, women Heads of State and Government signed a Call to Action with concrete policy recommendations on integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment in all sustainable development frameworks.