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Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4
In conjunction with the emerging global women's movement, the UN and the CSW named 1976 through 1985 the United Nations Decade for Women. During this time, reproductive rights were included in the central action of the commission, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which entered into force in ...
Country Name Date of presentation of credentials (as of 18 September 2024 [1]) Former permanent representatives 1. Afghanistan: Naseer Ahmad Faiq: Chargé d'affaires, ad interim: Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations: 2. Albania: Suela Janina: 5 April 2024: Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations: 3 ...
The Women, Peace and Security Index (WPS) scores and ranks countries in terms of women's security, justice, and inclusion. [1] The index is widely used to compare countries as well as their development trends over time.
UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people. UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other entities and became operational in 2011. [3]
Source: Associated Press. By Christopher Awai, Bill Dorn, Raphael Eidus, Sam Ellner, Jesse Kipp, Kevin Mangubat, Matt Midboe, Andy Read, Sara Rubin, Han Su and Qing Wu
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
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