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North Africa and Middle East

May 28, 2013
Lebanese women to gain political ground?

After gaining the right to vote and participate in elections in 1952, one would assume that more female politicians would be taking part in Lebanon’s administrative scene.

May 17, 2013
Yemen's women make their voices heard from revolution to constitution

Yemeni women are some of the fiercest women I have ever met.

May 10, 2013
TUNISIA CAMPAIGN SCHOOL HELPS ASPIRING POLITICIANS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Wafa Bani Mustafa had already won a seat in Jordan’s parliament. But as she prepared to run for reelection, she wanted to learn more about fundraising techniques, which are not widely used in the region.

May 9, 2013
Women Candidates and the June 17 Parliamentary Elections in Jordan

On June 17th women in Jordan will make history, when at least six women will be elected to parliament as part of sweeping election reforms enacted by King Abdullah earlier this year.

May 8, 2013
Tunisia Campaign School Helps Aspiring Politicians across the Middle East and North Africa

Wafa Bani Mustafa had already won a seat in Jordan’s parliament. But as she prepared to run for reelection, she wanted to learn more about fundraising techniques, which are not widely used in the region.

UN Women Annual Report 2011 - 2012

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May 7, 2013

UN Women Annual Report 2011 - 2012

By UN Women’s first anniversary at the start of 2012, we could look back on a year of accomplishment. It was a year of rapid progress but also challenges, both those inherent in the creation of a new organization, and those taking place in the outside world.

By UN Women’s first anniversary at the start of 2012, we could look back on a year of accomplishment. It was a year of rapid progress but also challenges, both those inherent in the creation of a new organization, and those taking place in the outside world.

WOMEN AND THE TRANSITION FROM CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND: LESSONS FOR PEACE-BUILDING IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE

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May 1, 2013

WOMEN AND THE TRANSITION FROM CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND: LESSONS FOR PEACE-BUILDING IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE

When we take the experiences of women seriously, the lessons that we can draw from the Northern Ireland peace process for future peace tracks in the Middle East are not necessarily the same lessons that are h

When we take the experiences of women seriously, the lessons that we can draw from the Northern Ireland peace process for future peace tracks in the Middle East are not necessarily the same lessons that are h

April 26, 2013
Political participation in Tunisia

Since early 2011, Maryam Ben Salem and Giorgia Depaoli from the Center of Arab Woman for Training and Research (CAWTAR) have been documenting how young women are engaging in Tunisia’s po