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KANDAHAR - Discussing the challenges faced by women in the southern region of the country, a group of women singled out education as a priority need. In an open forum with the Kandahar regional office of the United Nations…

SUROBI – Community members from two tribes locked in a longstanding conflict in the Uzbin valley of central Afghanistan came together recently to resolve their differences. Led by Kabul Provincial Governor, Mohammad Yacoub…

HERAT – Participants at a UN-backed radio programme underscored the need for women’s full participation at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life. During a discussion on Mozhda radio in the…

JALALABAD - Civilians must be protected from attacks and the impact of conflict by warring parties stressed participants at a UN-backed television roundtable in the eastern province of Nangarhar. In a televised discussion…

BAMYAN – Violence against women should have no place in Afghan society stressed participants of a UN-backed radio series in Bamyan and Daikundi provinces. Featuring discussions by women’s rights activists, civil society…

FAIZABAD - Local media’s important role in providing accurate information to build trust among communities, and in preventing and resolving conflicts, was stressed by journalists in recent events in the northeastern province…

FIRUZKOH - Building stronger partnerships between provincial authorities and civil society to improve governance and enhance service delivery was the focus of a recent UN-backed event in the capital of Afghanistan’s western…

HERAT - Improving the conditions of working Afghan women by ensuring equal opportunity and treatment is the objective of a newly appointed gender specialist in the office the governor in the western province of Herat. During…

JALALABAD - The full participation of women in all aspects of peace-building was stressed by participants at a series of UN-backed symposiums in Afghanistan’s eastern region last year, leading to several activists taking the…

KUNDUZ - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, says a Kunduz-based activist. In a series of events backed by the Kunduz regional…

SUROBI – Women have always played a special role in deterring conflicts through traditional Afghan mediation systems, say members of the first woman Shura in Surobi district of Kabul province. UNAMA has been working with…

JALALABAD – More institutions, individuals and community leaders in the eastern provinces are stepping up to speak and act for women’s rights and to end violence against women. In 2017, the Jalalabad regional office of the UN…