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Europe and the CIS

April 8, 2016
European Women's Lobby joins Women Refugee Commission to raise awareness on the situation of women refugees

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and the Women Refugee Commission (WRC) have decided to work together to raise awareness on the situation of wom

October 9, 2015
Angela Merkel: The Most Powerful Woman in the World?

March 29, 2015
Comic & Cartoon Competition - Gender Equality: Picture It!

UN Women together with the European Commission, the Belgian Development Cooperation, and UNRIC is organizing a Comic and Cartoon Competition on Gender Equality.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon/©Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
February 11, 2015
Nicola Sturgeon: 'I want to help women'

Nicola Sturgeon has been in the job only three months but already she is eyeing her legacy. “Being the first woman First Minister is a big responsibility and I feel the weight of that acutely.