India has an impressive record of women’s participation in politics and the success of panchayats has often been referred to as a ‘silent revolution’ within the democratic decentralisation process, a senior US diplomat said here on Friday.

Addressing the students of MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Dr Alyssa Ayres, deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asia said the Inter Parliamentary Union, (IPU), has noted that women hold 20 per cent of seats in Parliaments worldwide.

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, 13 July 2012. In recent weeks, the Afghan nation has witnessed cases of extreme abuse and appalling violence against women. The torture and rape of a young woman, Lal Bibi, by Afghan Local Police (ALP) and the public execution of a young woman, Najiba, has [...]

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 Manager (Political Parties in Stockholm)