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The objectives of the workshop were to provide a platform to assess the low participation of women in electoral processes, and to identify measures to gain their full participation.

Other participants came from regional organizations and electoral bodies, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral System (IDES), as well as representatives of civil society organizations and religious leaders. Participants came from Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and South Africa. The workshop was organized with the support of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 13 November 2019 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the African Union Department of Political Affairs organized a regional workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 12-13 November 2019 to assess women’s participation in electoral processes in the Great Lakes region and to make recommendations on concrete measures to improve the political landscape with regards to women’s participation in such processes and their representation in decision-making bodies.
