Register to the Peer Learning Webinars on Promoting Women’s Rigths at the Local Level

UCLG Afria through his African Local Government Academy (ALGA) and the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels under the auspices of UNESCO are organising 3 webinars for peer-to-peer learning in the spirit of a city twinning cooperation among African female human rights multipliers of local authorities and women representatives of local authorities of the City of Graz, Austria.

The webinars focus on the following highly relevant topics for local politics: 

Political participation of women, 19 March, 

Prevention of gender-based violence, 18 June, and 

Social inclusion through sports, 29 October 2025 

All webinars take place from 12:00-02:00 PM (UTC+1), online and in English. 

Register here.  

Programme: Political participation of women, 19 March 2025, 12:00-02:00 

Exchange of best practices related to promoting inclusive political participation at the local level. 

Opening remarks: 

Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of UCLG Africa 

Hon. Ms Elke Kahr, Mayor of Graz 

Speakers: 

Dr. Elke Lujansky-Lammer, Chairwomen of the Human Rights Advisory Council of the City of Graz 

Anna Majcan, Executive Secretary and Speaker of the Women’s Council Graz 

Hon. Ms Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of the City of Banjul, President of REFELA (tbc) 

Hon. Ms Fatiha Moudni, President of the Communal Council of the
City of Rabat (tbc) 

Moderators: 

Dr. Najat Zarrouk, ALGA 

Dr. Isabella Meier, UNESCO Cat 2 Centre 

And: 

Participants from African Cities and the City of Graz