"WOMEN IN POLITICS"

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Abul Oyay Deng Ajak is an artist, a painter, a curator, she gravitated to art at a young age. She is not only committed to showcase herself but other upcoming artists, especially women painters from across the region, in the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is helping South Sudanese women parliamentarians to take their rightful place at the table with their male peers by holding a series of workshops on their role and the inner workings of government. UNMISS

National elections mark hard-won victory for Iraq, women candidates, despite recount call, ongoing strife, senior official tells Security Council.

Despite election to 14 seats in Somalia’s Upper House, women’s full inclusion crucial for peace, development, briefers tell Security Council.

Supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the South Sudan Women’s Empowerment Network hosted a two-day workshop in Juba aimed at enhancing the capacities of newly appointed women parliamentarians, both at the state and national levels. UNMISS

UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed urged leaders in Somalia to prioritize the full implementation of the electoral agreement, to establish concrete mechanism to implement the 30 per cent quota of women’s participation, and to strengthen efforts for women’s protection from violence. UNIFEED

Realizing women’s 30 per cent quota, political participation in Somalia ‘a game changer’ for sustainable peace, Deputy Secretary-General tells Security Council.

Taliban can’t rule Afghanistan without women, said an Afghan political campaigner Zarifa Ghafari – a former mayor who fled Kabul last month – insisting that the Taliban must allow women to play a meaningful part in Afghanistan’s future. UNTV CH