DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 23 -- AS the country prepares for the general election next year, the United Nations (UN) Tanzania has urged for the improvement of women numbers in leadership positions particularly at local government's levels.

Making the appeal, UN Women Representative Ms Hodan Addou said that the move will lead to a gender balance of 50-50 in all leadership positions.

"The key area where Tanzania needs to catch up is on local government and this is critical, because that is where we have more needs to be addressed on issues related to gender and women's empowerment, and hopefully with the processes, we are going to see more women coming out to participate in next year political space," she said.

The UN Women Representative furth...