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Realizing Women’s 30 Per Cent Quota, Political Participation in Somalia ...The trip was undertaken in solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participation in political life, including through the implementation of a 30 per cent quota for parliamentary...
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Somalia’s Promised 30% Quota for Women Lawmakers UnlikelySomali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble appointed her to spearhead efforts to reach a 30 percent quota for women lawmakers in the country’s long-delayed indirect, parliamentary elections.
https://press.un.org › en › 2021 › sc14705.doc.htm
Despite Election to 14 Seats in Somalia’s Upper House, Women’s Full ...Recalling that the Upper House elections delivered only 26 per cent representation of women, despite advocacy of women leaders — the Goodwill Ambassadors — she voiced doubts of the potential of...
https://news.un.org › en › story › 2021 › 09 › 1101612
Somalia: ‘Sustained focus, investments’ needed to boost women’s ...Unresolved issues surrounding parliamentary quotas, and women’s participation in elections in Somalia were highlighted by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in the Security Council on...
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Engagement with the Women’s 30% quota for electoral committees ...SOMALIA ELECTORAL SUPPORT PROJECT FEB-MAR 2021 HIGHLIGHTS • 2021 indirect electoral update • IESG coordinates UN and non-UN electoral support • Digital campaign: Social media videos on 30% women’s representation • Equipment delivery to JOCs is progressing Women’s 30% quota for Parliamentary seats
https://news.un.org › en › story › 2023 › 02 › 1133792
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation ...Women, peace and security . The Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, who also briefed the Council, said the ongoing drought is exacerbating gender-based violence. She recalled that...
https://www.eisa.org › storage › 2023 › 07 › policy-brief-2022-gender-quotas-somalia-eisa.pdf
WHY GENDER QUOTAS DON’T WORK IN SOMALIA? - EISAWhy Gender Quotas Don’t Work in Somalia? The Influence of the Electoral System and Clan Politics male political figures and clan elders to ensure that the 30% quota is applied. Women acquired 14% of the seats in 2012. This increased to 24% in 2016, before a sharp decline to 20% in 2021-2022 in the House of the People (Lower House). The ...
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Somali women eye seats in government run by menSomali women's rights activists and politicians want a 30% quota for female lawmakers to be enshrined in law. Ahead of upcoming elections, female candidates and campaigners are...
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Enabling women’s representation and participation in political ...Somalia grapples with unique cultural, societal, and structural hurdles that hinder women’s access to political processes. Despite introducing a non-legally binding quota, the most recent...
https://news.un.org › en › story › 2021 › 09 › 1099712
In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political ...The UN and Somalia’s other international partners have been heavily engaged in supporting national efforts to advance the poll, frequently voicing support for greater inclusion of women in the...
