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Summary Report: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action turns 20

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March 14, 2015

Summary Report: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action turns 20

The present report is a synthesis of the Secretary-General's report (E/CN.6/2015/3) on the 20-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action a

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The present report is a synthesis of the Secretary-General's report (E/CN.6/2015/3) on the 20-year review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action a

Audience members listen to a panel discussion titled Beijing +20: Gender, Power and Decision-Making, which was hosted by NDI and the Society for International Development. Credit: Sarah Kincaid
March 13, 2015
In Discussion on Gender and Decision-Making, Only One Gender Represented

Glancing around the room, it seemed that the Feb. 24 event that NDI’s Gender, Women and Democracy (GWD) team put on had a great turnout. About 60 people from the federal government, academic institutions, multilateral organizations and NGOs were present.

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Tonga cabinet agrees to ratify CEDAW
March 12, 2015
Tonga's Cabinet agrees to ratify CEDAW

The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga announced this evening in a statement that it has agreed to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) after lengthy and thorough discussions in Cabinet last week, on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 Ma

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Minister Falcon at CSW 59
March 12, 2015
Jamaica Committed to a Transformative Post-2015 Agenda, Minister Falconer Tells U.N.

Delivering the Country Statement to the Assembly on Monday (March 9), Minister Falconer stated Jamaica’s commitment to a “transformative Post 2015 Agenda with the sustainable development goals and equal rights for women and girls at its core.

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CSW 59
March 12, 2015
Libyan woman gives opening address at UN 59th session of Commission on the Status of Women

“As we open this 59th session of the Commission on the

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Venice Academy of Human Rights: (Dis)Integration through Human Rights: Citizens, Courts, Communities

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Venice Academy of Human Rights: (Dis)Integration through Human Rights: Citizens, Courts, Communities

The Venice Academy of Human Rights is an international and interdisciplinary programme of excellence for human rights education, research and debate.

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Indonesia
March 10, 2015
Indonesia: a political ground shift for women

Sahanan thought her chance of being elected to the Lampung Provincial Parliament in Indonesia on last year’s parliamentary poll was next to none. 

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March 10, 2015
Twenty parliamentarians participate in exchange on leadership in the digital economy

In many countries around the world, citizens have embraced social media and new technology more rapidly than legislatures—which are, by their nature

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CSW 59
March 9, 2015
The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women

The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015.

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Webinar Youth for Democracy and Social Action

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March 6, 2015

Webinar Youth for Democracy and Social Action

Traditional political institutions have undertaken efforts to become more accessible for young people and women yet it seems these efforts were not enough to break the hierarchical structure of these institutions.

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Traditional political institutions have undertaken efforts to become more accessible for young people and women yet it seems these efforts were not enough to break the hierarchical structure of these institutions.

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