Twenty years after the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), not one country has achieved equal and full representation of either women or youth at all decision-making levels. Most parliaments remain dominated by older men, with only 25.1% of global MPs being women and just 2,2% being under …
Es gibt sie vielleicht doch noch Revolutionen an der Wahlurne. Politische Veränderungen in Osteuropa müssen nicht immer unter Massenprotesten herbeigeführt werden, wie es dieser Tage in Weißrussland zu beobachten ist, oder vor einigen Jahren in der Ukraine, als es zu den Maidanprotesten kam. Maia Sandu, unterstützt von der Partei für …
Over the past years, policies have focused solely on the question of how to unite North and South, instead of also taking into consideration the real needs of Yemenis. The unification of Yemen without considering the true needs of the people has created greater inequality and violence within the population. …
Silently, a “Shadow pandemic” has begun amidst the COVID-19 crisis: Worldwide, a rise in domestic violence has been recorded since the outbreak of COVID-19. Women in the MENA-region find themselves especially at risk. Even before COVID-19, the Eastern Mediterranean Region had the second highest prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) worldwide, …
While most of the Arab countries do not officially recognize the state of Israel over the latter’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, common concerns in the past thirty years over regionals issues have brought the different parties closer. However, The announcement of Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu on July 1st, …
A 45 year old supertanker carrying 1.148 million barrels of light crude oil is decaying just 60 kilometers off the shore of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, threatening the Yemeni population, Red Sea littoral countries and Red Sea ecosystems. The vessel was part of Yemen’s national oil infrastructure but fell …
Following a peace summit in Berlin on 19th January 2020 about the civil war in Libya, and the intensification of violence from February until July, Yacoub El Hillo, the United Nations’ (UN) resident and humanitarian coordinator for Libya, argued that “We are witnessing a protracted conflict severely impacting civilians in …
Several actors embark on the endeavour of educating young people on political participation. Schools, media, family and peers have a key role in this process. Besides them, youth workers, and the youth sector more broadly, also play a role in the participation landscape. Their untapped and underestimated potential could reveal …
Die alltägliche Re-/Produktion von Weiblichkeit kann teuer sein: Der pinke Rasierer kostet ein paar Cent mehr als der blaue, das Hemd ist billiger als die vergleichbare Hemdbluse, der Deospray Cotton Dry kostet zwar gleich viel wie Cobalt Dry für Männer*, letzterer enthält aber doppelt so viel Inhalt. Gender Pricing bezeichnet …
Österreich hat im 20. Jahrhundert fünf Systemwechsel erlebt: 1918, 1933/34, 1938, 1945 und 1995. Die herrschende Ansicht nimmt zwischen dem Beginn der Republik vom 30. Oktober 1918 bis heute eine Kontinuität unseres Staatswesens an. Die Jahre 1933 bis 1945 werden freilich davon ausgenommen. „Politologisch ist dieser Befund aber nicht haltbar, …