Participation

Twenty years ago this month, war broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the main act in the dissolution of Yugoslavia. In Sarajevo, the country's capital that once proudly hosted the Winter Olympics, 11,541 red chairs on the main street mark the grim anniversary. One for every citizen killed during the almost four years of the city's siege, the longest in recent history.

The Representative of the Mano River Union (MRU) in Cote d' Ivoire, Angui T. Assouakon, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), particularly women of the subregion to work in unity and collaborate with one another if they which to make progress for the 30% quota of female representation in national decision-making and politics.

Malian women gathered in Bamako at a rally on Saturday (April 7) after leaders of Mali's coup and neighbouring countries agreed a plan under which the two-week-old junta will hand over power in return for the end of trade and diplomatic sanctions.

Most African societies have patriarchal structures whereby men dominate the social, economic, and political realms of communities while women's roles are either underrepresented in these realms or discouraged due to the perceived notions of the traditional roles of men and women.

“I commend Ghana for being among the top contributors of women police officers to United Nations peacekeeping operations,” said Ann-Marie Orler, the highest ranking police official in the UN system.

It is never easy to persuade those who have acquired power forcibly of the wisdom of peaceful change," Aung San Suu Kyi once remarked. But the leader of Burma's main pro-democracy party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), never wavered in her belief that it was possible. Now it may actually be happening.

Over the course of a decade and through the administrations of two presidents of different political parties, the United States has maintained a consistent commitment to support the women of Afghanistan through the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council (USAWC).

Speakers at the ‘Collective Action for Ensuring Women's and Girl's Participation in Electoral Processes in Pakistan' forum on Monday highlighted the need for women's and girl's participation in electoral processes as an important channel for ensuring that they maintain both voice and visibility, and are part of decision making processes which is essential for a strong democracy.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become infamous in recent years as the “rape capital of the world,” known for its alarmingly high rates of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) in its eastern region.

Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives. The series features twelve alternative social and economic models which expand the possibilities for justice, equity, and strong community. They are based in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Some are national-level, some global-level. Some are propelled by people's movements, some forced or adopted into government policy.