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In Tunisia: On October 11, 2021, President Kais Saied approved forming the new government with 10 women out of 26 ministries with a percentage of 38.4%. Naglaa Boden: Prime Minister Laila Ja... Read more
Amman-Jordan. The Coalition of Women MPs from Arab Countries to Combat Violence against Women, represented by its members, congratulates the Chairperson of the Coalition for assuming the pos... Read more
On October 2, 2021, the first elections for the Advisory Shura Council were held. Voters chose none of the 26 women who stood for election. The candidates’ total number is 234. The vote was... Read more
Women in Ministerial Positions Rank Internationally Country % Women Ministries 43 South Sudan 33.3 11 33 53 Lebanon 31 6 6 19 65 Tunisia 29.2 7 24 72 UAE 27.3 9 33 78 Egypt 24.2 8 33 90 Maur... Read more
The legislative elections of 2021 enabled 96 women to hold seats at the House of Representatives, of which 90 were elected at the regional constituencies while six (6) others were elected at... Read more
The House of Representatives of 2021 will have more women elected than in the previous Parliament of 2016. Their number is (96 out of a total of 395 MPs) compared to (81 female MPs out of 39... Read more
Twenty-one electoral coalitions will run in Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections in October 10, 2021. There are a total of 3,249 candidates vying in the polls, including 951 women and 789... Read more
The Coalition of Women MPs from Arab Countries to Combat Violence against Women condemns the beating of a member of the Assembly of the Representatives of People in Tunisia, Abir Moussa, on... Read more
Member of the Algerian Council of the Nation, H.E. Nawara Jaafar, and Member of the People’s National Assembly, H.E. Saliha Makhref, spoke about the issues they are working on in terms... Read more
In the meeting of the general assembly and the administrative board on June 16, 2021, the coalition renews the election of members of the administrative board as follows: The President: Wafa... Read more