Global Women's Leadership Program Brings Women MPs to COP21

by Besa Rizvanolli in Washington, DC
Gender, Women and Democracy Uganda Burkina Faso Afghanistan Côte d'Ivoire 

Members of the GWLP delegation of women parliamentarians to the COP21 Summit in Paris, from left to right:  Margaret Nantongo Zziwa, Uganda; Ake Camille Epse Akoun, Ivory Coast; Joséphine Drabo Kanyoulou, Burkina Faso; and Tayeba Zahidi, Afghanistan. Photo by Aretha Francis.

Under the Global Women's Ledership Program supported by USAID, NDI sent four women parliamentarians to the COP21 climate change summit in Paris.

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Senator Mikulski will give remarks on her 45 years as a trailblazer for women’s political participation

by Alex Stein in Washington, DC
Photos Gender, Women and Democracy All Regions 

Senator Barbara Mikulski speaks at NDI's 2012 International Leadership Forum luncheon honoring former vice presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro.

On May 12, Mikulski will give special remarks at NDI’s annual Madeleine K. Albright Luncheon, which honors a grassroots women’s organization promoting the participation of women and girls in politics.

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