PAKISTAN: GEM Promotes Gender Inclusive Elections in Pakistan
The Gender Concerns International's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 national observers to ascertain women's participation in the upcoming elections.
Director Gender Concerns International Sabra Bano who has previously headed similar projects in Libya (2012), Morocco (2011), Tunisia (2011) and Pakistan (2008) is in charge.
She said that she prided herself on participating in Pakistan's historic moment by being part of the only international gender perspective election observation mission.
"Pakistan's government's recognition of the importance of women's political participation foreshadows a promising future for Pakistan," she added.
The mission's representative on Monday said that expert trainers will hold workshops for the domestic observers.
She told that GEM is collaborating with the Aurat Foundation to follow a comprehensive observation methodology developed through Gender Concerns International's experiences in election observation in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia.
"International observers will be deployed at different observation stations on 10th May", she stated.
The representative said that the mission will issue a preliminary report on May 13, followed by a final report with recommendations for promoting gender inclusive elections.
The Gender Concerns International's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 national observers to ascertain women's participation in the upcoming elections.
Director Gender Concerns International Sabra Bano who has previously headed similar projects in Libya (2012), Morocco (2011), Tunisia (2011) and Pakistan (2008) is in charge.
She said that she prided herself on participating in Pakistan's historic moment by being part of the only international gender perspective election observation mission.
"Pakistan's government's recognition of the importance of women's political participation foreshadows a promising future for Pakistan," she added.
The mission's representative on Monday said that expert trainers will hold workshops for the domestic observers.
She told that GEM is collaborating with the Aurat Foundation to follow a comprehensive observation methodology developed through Gender Concerns International's experiences in election observation in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia.
"International observers will be deployed at different observation stations on 10th May", she stated.
The representative said that the mission will issue a preliminary report on May 13, followed by a final report with recommendations for promoting gender inclusive elections.
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