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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has a population estimated at 12.5 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 390,759 sq km (150,873 sq miles). The capital is Harare. The major languages are English (official), Shona and Sindebele.

  • Zimbabwe ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in May, 13 1991
  • Zimbabwe does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
  • Zimbabwe does not have a UN peacekeeping mandate

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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  • January 28, 2013 (Bloomberg)
    ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe May Be First To Legislate 50% Female Parliament Zimbabwe may become the world's first country to pass a law requiring that women hold at least 50 percent of posts in parliament and other government bodies, according to a new constitution.
  • November 2, 2012 (Zimbabwe Independant)
    ZIMBABWE: Gender and security sector reform IT is both ironic and tragic that policy debates on the need to reform the security sector in post-conflict societies such as Zimbabwe do not address gender-based injustices, especially the trials and tribulations of women in conflict situations, yet at the turn of the 21st Century, a lady parliamentarian invigorated this critical debate.
  • October 31, 2012 (RadioVOP Zimbabwe)
    ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe Women Fight For Rights In New Constitution For long Zimbabwean women have played second fiddle to their male counterparts in all spheres of life but a new constitution is set to change all this.
  • July 23, 2012 (AllAfrica)
    ZIMBABWE: 2012 Historic for African Women Leadership The year 2012 has thus far proved promising for the African woman's status within public bodies following the recent election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as African Union Commission Chair. It is a clear sign that women are rising more and more above their circumstances.
  • July 19, 2012 (AllAfrica)
    ZIMBABWE: Empowering the Girl Child With sacrificing family resources to educate a girl child and a potential future leader still a big societal challenge, any effort to see the education of a girl is a huge boon. So when millions of dollars are poured into the effort, the impact cannot be overemphasised. The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), introduced some few years back, has seen remarkable change of fortunes to many a rural folk.

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BBC Countries Profiles

Amnesty International

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

Security Council Resolution 1325 Translations


 

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