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April 22, 2014
Senior UN official calls for women to remain engaged in Afghan political life

With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country today urged efforts t

April 21, 2014
KP govt to set up women desks at all police stations, Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has announced that women police desks would be established at all 500 police stations of the province to facilitate the province’s female population.

April 21, 2014
IPU deeply concerned by attack on another Afghan woman MP

IPU is deeply concerned by the shooting of Afghan MP Mariam Koofi, the latest in a string of attacks on parliamentarians in Afghanistan, particularly women legislators.

April 15, 2014
Morocco women march to demand gender equality

A group of around 800 Moroccans, mostly women, staged a march in the capital Rabat on Sunday demanding that a constitutional guarantee of gender equality be applied in the kingdom.

April 14, 2014
WIP Study Trip to Iceland - What can be learned from the country's experience?

The WIP Study Trip to Iceland was a successful learning exercise about the global leader in gender equality.

April 14, 2014
Tonga's future female politicians get a taste of parliament

It's been an historic few days in Tonga - with the country's first Practice Parliament for women being held.

April 12, 2014
India election 2014: The woman calling for Narendra Modi to take responsibility for mass murder

Minutes before he was hacked to death by a Hindu mob, veteran Muslim politician Ehsan Jafri reached for his phone and dialled one last number.

April 9, 2014
Parliaments urged to ensure rights of indigenous peoples are a reality

MPs from around the world have urged parliaments everywhere to work to ensure the equal participation of indigenous peoples in parliaments and political decision-making becomes a reality.

April 9, 2014
India, the message is clear: women want a say in politics

In 1952, a decade after the Indian independence activist Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the flag of the Indian National Congress at the Gowalia Tank maidan, India held its first general elections.