Burkina Faso

Transitional Legislative Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Gender Caucus of the National Assembly January 2005 - January 2022

About

Nature
No information available
Themes
Women's caucus

Women's caucus

Formal or informal
No information available
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No information available
Issues dealt with by the caucus

-Responsible for promoting the equitable involvement of women and men in the life of Parliament and in the political life of Burkina Faso

-Adoption of the Quota Law in 2009

-Inclusion of the principle of gender equality in the Constitution (2012)

-Adoption of the Law on Violence against Women (2015)

The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No information available
The caucus has a communication plan
No information available

Contact information for the Committee

Contact / Address
No information available
Phone
No information available
Fax number
No information available
E-mail
No information available
Web site

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No