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

PNP DeskFebruary 22, 2023September 10, 202406 mins

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…

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

PNP DeskJanuary 30, 2023September 9, 202409 mins

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…