In United Nations bodies :

A Tunisian woman is chairperson of the NGO's Committee of the Economic and Social Council (ECSOC).

A Tunisian woman is member and deputy-chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

A Tunisian woman is an expert member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Two Tunisian women occupy, within the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the positions of Director in charge of information development services, and of Regional Adviser for women's legal and human rights.

A Tunisian woman chairs the Committee on "Women and Development" of the ECA since its creation in 1996, and another Tunisian woman sits on the Committee as an expert.

In other international institutions :

Three Tunisian women became members of the International Women's Council in 1997.

A Tunisian woman was elected in 1997 as representative of the World Commission of Female Heads of Enterprises to the ECA, and, in 1998, Chairperson of the World Organization of Female Heads of Enterprises.

A Tunisian woman was appointed in 1997 member of the Board of Directors of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), and, in 1999, Vice-chairperson of that Board.

A Tunisian woman was appointed, in 1997, regional commissioner of the International Environment Council and another two were elected respectively Secretary-general of the Arab Women's Organization and member of the Executive Committee of the International Union of Family Organizations.

The Director-general of the National Office on Family and Population (ONFP) was elected in 1996 President of the Intergovernmental Alliance on Partnership, Population and Development, and, in 1998, Honorary President of that Organization.

A Tunisian woman was elected in 1998 member of the Executive Bureau of the Forum of Researchers for Human Establishments.