The Americas and the Caribbean

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

From April 4th to 6th 2011, CIM and UN Women organized the First Hemispheric Forum on Women's Leadership for a Citizens' Democracy, with the aim of placing women's political rights at the centre of

The National Democratic Institute Women’s Political Participation Team

and

The National Capital Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women

GOPAC Women’s Network

On March 20, Haiti will hold the second round of its presidential and parliamentary elections. 

The 2010 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, November 2 with at least 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested and all House seats coming up for election.

TENTATIVEPROGRAM
NOVEMBER 5, 2010, FRIDAY
09:00 - 09:30     Registration
09:30 - 12:00     OPENING CEREMONY AND PROTOCOL SPEECHES

Brazil is holding parliamentary elections as well as the first round of presidential elections on October 3.   The electoral system works as follows: