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New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.
The 2025 UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security warns that 676 million women now live within 50 kilometers of deadly conflict, the highest level since the 1990s. Civilian casualties among women and children quadrupled compared to the previous two-year period, and conflict-related sexual violence increased by 87 per cent in two years.
Issued on the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325, which committed the international community to women’s full participation and protection in peace and security, the report warns that two decades of progress are unraveling.
“Women and girls are being killed in record numbers, shut out of peace tables, and left unprotected as wars multiply. Women do not need more promises, they need power, protection, and equal participation”, said Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director.
Despite overwhelming evidence that women’s participation makes peace more durable, women remain largely excluded from decision-making. While an increasing number of countries have developed national action plans to implement resolution 1325, this has not always resulted in tangible change for women. In 2024, 9 out of 10 peace processes had no women negotiators, with women making up just 7 per cent of negotiators and 14 per cent of mediators globally.
More than 40 representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, and key national institutions have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia.
Jointly organized by UN Women and UNDP under the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), the training was supported by the European Union, Ireland, and Sweden, with technical assistance from the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The workshop gathered participants from the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, youth and disability organizations, and election observers. It focused on enhancing knowledge, practical advocacy skills, and strategic coordination to promote women’s leadership and political inclusion.
Expert Insights and Interactive Learning
Mr. Maarten Halff, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Electoral Systems Expert at the UN EAD in New York, facilitated virtual sessions on Obstacles to Women’s Participation in Liberia: An Analysis of the 2023 Results, Quotas in Context: An ABC of Electoral Systems, and Quotas and Quotas in the Liberian Context: Options and Implications.
These sessions offered comparative insights into how gender quotas operate across various electoral systems and their potential to enhance women’s representation in Liberia.
Additional sessions were led by Ms. Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, an international consultant from Zimbabwe, and Mr. Zage Filiposki, UNDP Liberia Electoral Specialist, using the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) curriculum.
Topics included Women’s Participation in Politics: Targets and Numbers, Sex and Gender Definitions, Equality, Level Playing Field, and International Standards of Elections, Advocacy, Campaigning, and Lobbying for Women’s Political Empowerment and Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Mapping, and Message Delivery Methods.
More than 40 representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, and key national institutions have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia.
Jointly organized by UN Women and UNDP under the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), the training was supported by the European Union, Ireland, and Sweden, with technical assistance from the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The workshop gathered participants from the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, youth and disability organizations, and election observers. It focused on enhancing knowledge, practical advocacy skills, and strategic coordination to promote women’s leadership and political inclusion.
Expert Insights and Interactive Learning
Mr. Maarten Halff, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Electoral Systems Expert at the UN EAD in New York, facilitated virtual sessions on Obstacles to Women’s Participation in Liberia: An Analysis of the 2023 Results, Quotas in Context: An ABC of Electoral Systems, and Quotas and Quotas in the Liberian Context: Options and Implications.
These sessions offered comparative insights into how gender quotas operate across various electoral systems and their potential to enhance women’s representation in Liberia.
Additional sessions were led by Ms. Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, an international consultant from Zimbabwe, and Mr. Zage Filiposki, UNDP Liberia Electoral Specialist, using the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) curriculum.
Topics included Women’s Participation in Politics: Targets and Numbers, Sex and Gender Definitions, Equality, Level Playing Field, and International Standards of Elections, Advocacy, Campaigning, and Lobbying for Women’s Political Empowerment and Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Mapping, and Message Delivery Methods.
More than 40 representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, and key national institutions have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia.
Jointly organized by UN Women and UNDP under the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), the training was supported by the European Union, Ireland, and Sweden, with technical assistance from the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The workshop gathered participants from the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, youth and disability organizations, and election observers. It focused on enhancing knowledge, practical advocacy skills, and strategic coordination to promote women’s leadership and political inclusion.
Expert Insights and Interactive Learning
Mr. Maarten Halff, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Electoral Systems Expert at the UN EAD in New York, facilitated virtual sessions on Obstacles to Women’s Participation in Liberia: An Analysis of the 2023 Results, Quotas in Context: An ABC of Electoral Systems, and Quotas and Quotas in the Liberian Context: Options and Implications.
These sessions offered comparative insights into how gender quotas operate across various electoral systems and their potential to enhance women’s representation in Liberia.
Additional sessions were led by Ms. Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, an international consultant from Zimbabwe, and Mr. Zage Filiposki, UNDP Liberia Electoral Specialist, using the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) curriculum.
Topics included Women’s Participation in Politics: Targets and Numbers, Sex and Gender Definitions, Equality, Level Playing Field, and International Standards of Elections, Advocacy, Campaigning, and Lobbying for Women’s Political Empowerment and Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Mapping, and Message Delivery Methods.
More than 40 representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, and key national institutions have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia.
Jointly organized by UN Women and UNDP under the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), the training was supported by the European Union, Ireland, and Sweden, with technical assistance from the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The workshop gathered participants from the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, youth and disability organizations, and election observers. It focused on enhancing knowledge, practical advocacy skills, and strategic coordination to promote women’s leadership and political inclusion.
Expert Insights and Interactive Learning
Mr. Maarten Halff, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Electoral Systems Expert at the UN EAD in New York, facilitated virtual sessions on Obstacles to Women’s Participation in Liberia: An Analysis of the 2023 Results, Quotas in Context: An ABC of Electoral Systems, and Quotas and Quotas in the Liberian Context: Options and Implications.
These sessions offered comparative insights into how gender quotas operate across various electoral systems and their potential to enhance women’s representation in Liberia.
Additional sessions were led by Ms. Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, an international consultant from Zimbabwe, and Mr. Zage Filiposki, UNDP Liberia Electoral Specialist, using the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) curriculum.
Topics included Women’s Participation in Politics: Targets and Numbers, Sex and Gender Definitions, Equality, Level Playing Field, and International Standards of Elections, Advocacy, Campaigning, and Lobbying for Women’s Political Empowerment and Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Mapping, and Message Delivery Methods.
More than 40 representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), women’s rights groups, gender advocates, and key national institutions have completed a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening coordination and advocacy for increased women’s political participation in Liberia.
Jointly organized by UN Women and UNDP under the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), the training was supported by the European Union, Ireland, and Sweden, with technical assistance from the UN Electoral Assistance Division (EAD) of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The workshop gathered participants from the National Elections Commission (NEC), the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL), the Law Reform Commission (LRC), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, youth and disability organizations, and election observers. It focused on enhancing knowledge, practical advocacy skills, and strategic coordination to promote women’s leadership and political inclusion.
Expert Insights and Interactive Learning
Mr. Maarten Halff, Senior Political Affairs Officer and Electoral Systems Expert at the UN EAD in New York, facilitated virtual sessions on Obstacles to Women’s Participation in Liberia: An Analysis of the 2023 Results, Quotas in Context: An ABC of Electoral Systems, and Quotas and Quotas in the Liberian Context: Options and Implications.
These sessions offered comparative insights into how gender quotas operate across various electoral systems and their potential to enhance women’s representation in Liberia.
Additional sessions were led by Ms. Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, an international consultant from Zimbabwe, and Mr. Zage Filiposki, UNDP Liberia Electoral Specialist, using the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) curriculum.
Topics included Women’s Participation in Politics: Targets and Numbers, Sex and Gender Definitions, Equality, Level Playing Field, and International Standards of Elections, Advocacy, Campaigning, and Lobbying for Women’s Political Empowerment and Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Mapping, and Message Delivery Methods.
UN Women and the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen women’s participation and leadership in cybersecurity and the digital economy. The agreement was signed during the GCF Annual Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The partnership marks a milestone in advancing the Beijing+30 Action Agenda and UN Women’s strategic commitment to ensuring that women and girls benefit equally from the digital revolution. Under the MoU, the two organizations agreed to increase women’s representation in cybersecurity through strategic alliances and digital amplification and host high-level convening and cross-learning mechanisms.
The collaboration will include joint high-level convenings, cross-learning events, and digital advocacy efforts under GCF’s Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity initiative and UN Women’s global programmes on innovation and technology.
According to GCF’s 2024 Cybersecurity Workforce Report, women make up only 24 per cent of the global cybersecurity workforce, underscoring the need for stronger partnerships to create pathways for women to enter and thrive in this rapidly growing field.
UN Women and the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen women’s participation and leadership in cybersecurity and the digital economy. The agreement was signed during the GCF Annual Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The partnership marks a milestone in advancing the Beijing+30 Action Agenda and UN Women’s strategic commitment to ensuring that women and girls benefit equally from the digital revolution. Under the MoU, the two organizations agreed to increase women’s representation in cybersecurity through strategic alliances and digital amplification and host high-level convening and cross-learning mechanisms.
The collaboration will include joint high-level convenings, cross-learning events, and digital advocacy efforts under GCF’s Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity initiative and UN Women’s global programmes on innovation and technology.
According to GCF’s 2024 Cybersecurity Workforce Report, women make up only 24 per cent of the global cybersecurity workforce, underscoring the need for stronger partnerships to create pathways for women to enter and thrive in this rapidly growing field.