Participation

The 10th anniversary of a landmark UN resolution linking women, peace and security is a reminder of the importance of having women at the top table of peace, including in the Middle East. If you review peace processes in the last two decades throughout the world, you discover that only one in 50 signatories to peace treaties is a woman, and only one in every 13 members of negotiating delegations has been a woman.

In an effort to strengthen the status of Indonesian women in politics and enhance their role in democratic governance, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with The Asia Foundation in Indonesia.

Cambodian government has affirmed its commitment to uplift women's status in society, especially, the women's role in serving public institutions, reports China's Xinhua news agency.

On October 27, 2010 Osh Province State Administration hosted a province level seminar on “Strengthening the role of women in consolidation of interethnic relations”. The seminar was organized by Family and Women Affairs Commission under the Osh Province State Administration upon the initiative of Osh Province Advisory Committee with the support of UNDP Peace and Development Program, Kyrgyzstan.

As Burma gears up for its first election in more than 20 years, Ye Maung and Khin Pyu Win explore key issues facing its people and what political parties plan to do about them. The first in the series discusses gender equality and women's rights.

On 10th anniversary of UN resolution 1325 people of South Caucasus are ready for greater women's political involvement, protection of women's rights.

About Twenty-three (23) countries in the world have achieved a critical mass of 30 percent women in national parliaments viz: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Burundi, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Macedonia, Mozambique, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and Uganda.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says her government is developing long-term strategies to build upon the foundation for growth which has been set in Liberia. The strategies would consolidate the progress made and achieve target growth rates to improve the lives of people.

State of Law Coalition independent MP Safiya Al Suhail criticized women absence in head of political parties meeting called for by Kurdistan leader Massoud Barazani.

Al Suhail praised the statements of Supreme Council leader Ammar Al Hakim about the necessity to have women representation which was seconded by Vice President Tarek Al Hashemi.

WOMEN politicians at LC3 levels have called upon the Government to stop combining two electoral areas to be represented by one lady councillor.

They said women representation in local councils should be increased by letting each electoral area have its own representative.