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March 31, 2014
New partnership between the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and UN Women to enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment

A new partnership between the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and UN Women was signed today by ACP Secretary-General Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

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March 28, 2014
Sex symbols, a poor proxy in Sri Lanka

A movie star, a beauty queen and a popular model are among candidates running in Sri Lankan's provincial elections on March 29, leading some Sri Lankans to accuse political parties of pushing "sex symbols" in the name of female political representation. 

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March 28, 2014
Afghanistan's 69 women legislators reflect changing times, fight for rights

When they did venture beyond their four walls, they wafted through crowded markets covered from head to toe in the all-encompassing burqa.

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March 27, 2014
Pakistan urged to consider women peacekeepers

A visiting senior UN official on Monday urged Pakistan to consider the possibility of sending women police personnel to take part in the world body’s peacekeeping missions.

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March 20, 2014
Women's participation in upcoming elections in Afghanistan essential: UN envoy

Women's participation in the upcoming elections in Afghanistan is essential to ensure that the process is inclusive and credible.

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March 17, 2014
Good number of women contested in previous elections, India

As many as 556 women contested from various national and regional parties during the 2009 general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha. Out of them 134 contested from the national parties, 27 state parties, 188 from registered parties (unrecognized) and 207 independents. 

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March 17, 2014
Pacific countries still low for gender equality in politics

More work needs to be done post-elections in the Pacific to ensure Pacific countries do not remain at the bottom globally for gender equality in politics.

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Increasing Women’s Political Participation Through Effective Training Programs

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March 17, 2014

Increasing Women’s Political Participation Through Effective Training Programs

Increasing Women’s Political Participation Through Effective Training Programs: Aguide to best practices and lessons learned.

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Increasing Women’s Political Participation Through Effective Training Programs: Aguide to best practices and lessons learned.

March 13, 2014
UN Undersecretary-General Praises Iran for Achievements in Women Affairs

“Iran can be introduced as the role model of women education to the world, given its achievements in this field,” Mlambo, also Executive Director of UN-Women, said in a meeting with Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Mowlaverdi on the sidelines of t

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