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8 May

UNDP LAS Gender & Elections workshop – Cairo, Egypt

8 May - 12 May

Egypt

The UNDP in partnership with LAS implemented a five-day BRIDGE workshop on “Gender equality and Elections”. the Intercontinental city starts hotel in Cairo – Egypt between March 8-11, and May 18-19, 2020. The objectives of the workshop were to:

• Raise awareness regarding the importance of women’s participation in elections

• Increase knowledge regarding women’s role in the different phases of the Electoral process

• Identify challenges women face during elections

• Explore strategies to increase women’s presence in political life

• Tackle the issue of Electoral Observation from a Gender perspective

• Identify the Gender international obligations for elections

• Identify and analyse different electoral systems and their effect on women’s representation

Facilitators:
Ahmed Amin, Mahmoud Al Shahat, Rana Abo Amra, Hiba Merheb
Location:
Cairo
Format:
Face to face workshop
Audience(s) for this workshop:
Language(s):
arabic
Modules used at this workshop:
Gender Equality and Elections
Expected Outcomes:
Provide Electoral Principles to Staff
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