For the first time since the Taliban came to power, an Afghan women's panel broadcast live

For the first time since the Taliban came to power, an Afghan women’s panel broadcast live

File photo For the first time since the Afghan government came to power, the International Women’s Day was broadcast live by an all-female panel, with women as hosts and women as guests. According to foreign media reports, after the Afghan Taliban took power, many restrictions were imposed on women in Afghanistan, in which many female…

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Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life

Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life

Ms. Gbeho said she has welcomed the Federal Government’s continued commitment to implementing the women, peace, and security agenda, as demonstrated by the launch of a new national action plan on Security Council resolution 1325.  The landmark document, adopted more than 20 years ago, reaffirms women’s role in peacebuilding and conflict prevention and resolution.  Action…

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Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Representing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), they stressed that the world’s largest humanitarian operation – supporting some 28 million people in Afghanistan – simply cannot function without women staff.  The officials reported on their mission to the country last week, in the wake of the edict prohibiting Afghan women from working with local and international…

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