International IDEA invites you to the East and Southern Africa Regional Governance Forum and International Day for Democracy 2023 celebrations from 13 until 15 September 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Female politicians and young women aspiring to join politics from 47 counties have received a five-day training from the 5th Women in Political Participation (WPP) Academy on how to enhance their political leadership skills, promote inclusivity in political participation and inspire young women to join politics.
The informal and formal barriers to women’s political decision-making still exist, six years before the expiration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amongst the informal factors we still witness, culture, tradition and religion are being used to water down women’s agency in meaningful participation in political decision-making. This Women’s Day should be a time to reflect on how women influenced some milestone political decisions.
Las barreras informales y formales a la toma de decisiones políticas de las mujeres todavía existen, seis años antes de la expiración de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Entre los factores informales que todavía presenciamos, la cultura, la tradición y la religión se están utilizando para diluir la participación significativa de las mujeres en la toma de decisiones políticas. Este Día de la Mujer debería ser un momento para reflexionar sobre cómo las mujeres influyeron en algunas decisiones políticas importantes.
The recently concluded fifth Women Political Participation (WPP) Academy by the Forum for Africa Women Educationalists (FAWE) was a residential five-day training. It targeted women who hold political positions in Kenya’s government, women who vied in the 2022 Kenyan general election, young women aspiring to join politics whose age bracket is between 18 to 35 years, and student leaders. The participants were drawn from the 47 counties within Kenya.
El domingo 4 de febrero de 2024 se realizaron en Costa Rica los sextos comicios para elegir autoridades municipales por los próximos 4 años en los 84 municipios y 492 distritos del país, para un total de 6,212 autoridades locales que resultaron electas.
El domingo 4 de febrero de 2024 se realizaron en Costa Rica los sextos comicios para elegir autoridades municipales por los próximos 4 años en los 84 municipios y 492 distritos del país, para un total de 6,212 autoridades locales que resultaron electas.
Costa Rica celebró las Elecciones Municipales el pasado 4 de febrero, contando con la participación de la Directora Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de IDEA, Marcela Ríos Tobar.
Costa Rica held the Municipal Elections on February 4, with the participation of the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of IDEA, Marcela Ríos Tobar.
This Brief presents some findings on the Summit for Democracy process from the perspective of participating countries based on a selected number of interviews with representatives from the governments of six countries (Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Zambia) and the European Union (European External Action Service).
The Sitio Mata Interparty Ethical Pact for the 2024 municipal elections, prepared by 59 young people, was signed by 42 national and local political parties in Costa Rica in a ceremony held on November 18.
En este informe se presenta un análisis de la participación política de diversos grupos poblacionales identificados como grupos discriminados en América Latina: las mujeres, las personas indígenas, las personas
The Government of the Republic of Zambia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), in commemoration of the International Day for Democracy 2023, organized a series of events under the title East and Southern Africa Regional Governance Forum.