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Integrating Somali women into peacebuilding processes

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July 24, 2013

Integrating Somali women into peacebuilding processes

Despite the vital roles played by women in the democratisation and state-building processes, their male counterparts hardly recognise their role. Women have always had a strong stake in democratisation and peacebuilding processes (UN, 2013).

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Despite the vital roles played by women in the democratisation and state-building processes, their male counterparts hardly recognise their role. Women have always had a strong stake in democratisation and peacebuilding processes (UN, 2013).

July 22, 2013
Somali Govt Drafts Bill to Protect Women's Rights

The Somali Ministry of Development and Social Affairs is drafting a bill that outlines a new gender policy for the country and safeguards women's rights, particularly in politics and education.

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July 2, 2013
NDI staffer seeks to connect Somali women in parliament, civil society

Hodan Ahmed and her family were forced to flee Somalia in 1991. The civil war that drove them from their home would go on for two decades.

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CLAN LEADERS: MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SOMALI WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

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May 14, 2013

CLAN LEADERS: MAJOR OBSTACLE TO SOMALI WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

Imagine being a woman who has lived in a stateless, militarised, and violent country for over two decades.

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Imagine being a woman who has lived in a stateless, militarised, and violent country for over two decades.

November 21, 2012
Somalia: Tough Foreign Policy Challenges for Somalia’s “Iron Lady”

As little-known politician Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan was sworn in as Somalia’s first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister on Monday Nov. 19, the stateswoman who hails from the unrecognised, self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland is tipped to become the country’s “Iron Lady”.

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September 10, 2012
Somaliland: Lawmakers oppose parliament quota for women and minorities

Advocacy groups for women and minorities in Somaliland have raised concerns about their political role in government after members of the lower house voted down a provision that would have established a quota for their representation in parliament.

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August 3, 2012
Somalia: Women fight for promised share of parliamentary seats
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