UNDP trains 30 lawyers on effective governance in Libya
Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

UNDP trains 30 lawyers on effective governance in Libya

UNDP Libya announced last Thursday that it had organised a 2-day training programme to equip 30 lawyers, 19 of whom are women lawyers, with the necess...

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Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Towards more gender-inclusive Arab national institutions: UN report

By Sami Zaptia.(United Nations ESCWA)London, 28 April 2021:The Arab region continues to suffer from widespread gender disparities in educational attai...

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Op-Ed: Libyan Women; The Guardians of Tradition
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Libyan Women; The Guardians of Tradition

By Esra Bengizi.8 March 2021:International Women’s Day is dedicated to the social, cultural, political, academic and economic achievements and contrib...

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Op-Ed: Fostering women empowerment and cultural connectivity through Libyan female artists
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Fostering women empowerment and cultural connectivity through Libyan female artists

By Faiza Ramadan.International Women’s Day is celebrated every year to not only commemorate the work that women are doing; but also to shed light on t...

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Op-Ed: International Women’s Day: Will Libya’s new government honour its women?
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: International Women’s Day: Will Libya’s new government honour its women?

By Amal Creui.8 March 2021:International Women’s Day on 8 March is a global day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievem...

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Op-Ed: Libyan women: A tale of persistence
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Libyan women: A tale of persistence

By Intissar Rajabany.8 March 2021:International Women's Day is a fraction of time, specifically set aside to rejoice in and praise the economic, polit...

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Op-Ed: Enough Tokenism: Its Time to Demand Meaningful Inclusion!
Mar 7 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Enough Tokenism: Its Time to Demand Meaningful Inclusion!

By Hala Bugaighis.8 March 2021:It is 2021, but the women agenda in Libya seems to be ‒ more necessary than ever ‒ at a critical juncture. In a recentl...

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Op-Ed: An Eye on the Future of Women in ICT as World Celebrates International Women's Day 
Mar 7 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: An Eye on the Future of Women in ICT as World Celebrates International Women's Day 

By John Omo - Secretary General, African Telecommunications Union. 8 March 2021: Today the World celebrates the International Women's Day, a day t...

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Mar 1 Sami Zaptia

After backlash, Aldabaiba backtracks in his stance on presence and role of women in his government

By Sami Zaptia.Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba prime minister designate of the Government of National Unity was forced to backtrack on his comments on women at...

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Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba's GNU: Not women friendly?
Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba's GNU: Not women friendly?

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 February 2021:Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, prime minister designate of the proposed Government of National Unity (GNU), came in fo...

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