In a representative democracy, political parties function as a link between state institutions and local grassroots organizations. It is political parties that aggregate interests, present political alternatives and nominate candidates. As such, political parties play an essential role for the advancement of women and the promotion of equality. In this section, you will find information on the role of political parties in promoting women's political participation.
UN Women joins Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in expressing deep sorrow at the death of the Delhi student who was gang-raped on a bus on 16 December and utterly condemning this brutal crime.
El Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) será un partido político de hombres y mujeres excepcionales, donde no cabe el nepotismo, el amiguismo, ni el clientelismo, definió Andrés Manuel López Obrador al encabezar el Congreso Constituyente de esta organización.
“Look here, Peace is in my hands. Peace is in our hands,” said Ms. Maude Peacock, President of the national umbrella organization Women’s Forum Sierra Leone (WFSL). “The benefit of peace far outweighs the benefit of war, I can assure you.”
UNDEF supports projects that advance greater participation of women in democratic processes, including for those that strengthen the voices of civil society, promote human rights and encourage the participation of all groups in democracy
El Partido Sinaloense (PAS), a través de la Secretaría de Asuntos de Género, se pronunció ante el Consejo Estatal Electoral y representantes de las mujeres de los partidos políticos, a impulsar y fortalecer los liderazgos y el empoderamiento femenino en la vida democrática de Sinaloa, con el prop
In her face and her tone, Mayerlis Angarita projects that infectious joy that is typical of the inhabitants of the savannahs adjoining the Caribbean Sea in Colombia, but her voice cracks as she recalls the tough times that her community, her family and she herself had to endure.
The e-discussion on inequalities and people with disabilities begins on 14 November and will continue for three weeks.
Speech by UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet at Sakai Women’s Center. Sakai, Japan.