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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has a population estimated at 12.5 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 390,759 sq km (150,873 sq miles). The capital is Harare. The major languages are English (official), Shona and Sindebele.

  • Zimbabwe ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in May, 13 1991
  • Zimbabwe does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
  • Zimbabwe does not have a UN peacekeeping mandate

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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  • May 12, 2012 (The Zimbabwean)
    ZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE: Women Activists Call for Aggressive Outreach to UN Bodies Two Zimbabwean young women activists on Tuesday called for more aggressive local outreach by government and non-governmental actors to ensure adequate and full representation of issues affecting women. They further noted that government should be held accountable for promoting and respecting women's rights.
  • April 18, 2012 (UN Women)
    ZIMBABWE: A New Coalition Takes the Lead on Women's Constitutional Rights in Zimbabwe Women from across Zimbabwe have celebrated the launch of a strategic high-level women's coalition. The voluntary group will lobby to ensure that the new constitution, currently being drafted, will deliver on gender equality and empowerment for women in the country.
  • April 17, 2012 (The Zimbabwean)
    ZIMBABWE: Gender Activists Head for South Africa Fourteen local councils across Zimbabwe have elected to join the Centres of Excellence for Gender Mainstreaming in Local Government that devise and implement local level action plans for attaining the SADC Gender Protocol targets.
  • March 19, 2012 (New Zimbabwe)
    ZIMBABWE: Masaiti: Curse of the Woman Politician A recent case involving MDC-T MP Evelyn Masaiti's failed attempt to marry her Cameroonian partner yet again illustrates the raw deal women in general and women politicians in particular receive in the media.
  • March 13, 2012 (SW Radio Africa)
    ZIMBABWE: UN Slammed for 'Silence' on Zim political Rape The United Nations (UN) has been slammed for its silence on Zimbabwe and the campaign of politically motivated rape, unleashed by Robert Mugabe's supporters during election periods.

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Amnesty International

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