New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveals limited progress in achieving gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the landmark UN framework which set out the roadmap for gender equality and women’s rights. […]
As we mark International Women’s Day 2025 and the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, Equality Now, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UN Women are calling for expedited action to end gender discrimination in nationality laws and recommit to efforts to achieve gender-equal nationality rights around the […]
A new IPU report analysing three decades of women in national parliaments reveals that the percentage of seats held by women has risen from 11.3% in 1995 to 27.2% in 2025. The IPU report Women in parliament 1995-2025 commemorates 30 years since the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the landmark UN framework which set out […]
BGIPU had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the Parliament of the Republic of Albania from Monday 24 February to Tuesday 25 February. The delegation was led by Mr Lavdrim Krashi, Chair of the Albania-UK Friendship group and was comprised of Jorida Tabaku, Pandeli Majko, Pranvera Resulaj and Bledjon Nallbati. They were accompanied by […]
