Tunisian women in international institutions

Reflecting Tunisia's influence in promoting a policy for the advancement of women, many Tunisian women have been elected or appointed to regional or international United Nations bodies during the 90s.

Tunisian women occupy the positions of chairwoman of the coordinating committee of the Interparliamentary Union, expert on the UN Commission to Eradicate Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), vice president of the Women's International Socialist (ISF), vice president of the African Women's Network for Development (FEMNET) and member of the executive bureau of the International Federation of Women Judges. In 1997, two Tunisian women were appointed to positions on the Economic Commission for Africa, as director in charge of the development of information and as regional advisor for the legal and human rights of women. In 1997, three women also entered the International Women's Council.

In 1997 a Tunisian woman was elected representative of the World Commission of Women Heads of Businesses before the CEA and in 1998 a Tunisian woman was appointed a member of the board of directors of the INSTRAW (International Institute for Research and Training for the Advancement of Women). A Tunisian woman was also appointed regional commissioner of the International Council on the Environment, and in 1997 two others were elected secretary general of the Arab Family Orgnization and of the steering c ommittee of the International Union of Family Organizations.

( Source: Ministry of Women, Family and Children's Affairs. )