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Radio listeners make case for women’s inclusion in peace-talks

JALALABAD – Listeners to a series of radio programmes in the country’s east, responded by making a strong case for women’s participation and inclusion in the Afghan Peace Negotiations.

19 Nov 2020

Peace negotiations a golden opportunity for Afghanistan say northeast religious leaders

FAIZABAD – Afghan Peace Negotiations represent a historic milestone and offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the conflict to an end, said participants at a gathering to discuss pe

16 Nov 2020

Safety of journalists and press freedom vital during peace talks

KABUL – The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) and the United Nations jointly-hosted a conference today in Kabul with media, government and civil society to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, with participants highlighti

05 Nov 2020

Link between peace, development and humanitarian assistance emphasized at Kandahar meeting

KANDAHAR – Peace, development and humanitarian assistance go hand in hand, said participants at a coordination meeting this week between United Nations agencies and provincial administration officials in the southern province of Kandahar.

30 Oct 2020

Women as negotiators, mediators and peace brokers emphasized in radio shows

GARDEZ/JALALABAD – Women need to be meaningfully involved to end the conflict, including in ongoing peace negotiations, said panellists appearing in radio programmes in the country’s southeast and eastern provinces.

07 Oct 2020

Panellists seek support of elders and Ulema in calling for violence reduction

HERAT - Radio panellists sought the support of the country’s Ulema and community elders in calling for a reduction in violence and a long-term ceasefire during a series of radio programmes in the western provinces.

30 Sep 2020

Afghanistan’s commitment to information access - key to saving lives, building trust, bringing hope

KABUL - Luminaries from Afghanistan’s media, human rights, corruption watchdog sector and other civil society bodies were joined today in Kabul by the UN at an event held at the Presidential Palace to observe the International Day of Universal Access to Information.

28 Sep 2020

Peace officials joined by youth and women from provinces around Kabul to discuss Doha negotiations

KABUL – High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) representatives were joined over the weekend by a group of Afghan youth and women from provinces around Kabul in a peace outreach event at which they presented a declaration listing their expectations of peace tal

24 Sep 2020

The future we want is peace, equality and opportunities for all

KABUL - A future free from violence and discrimination and where every person can meet their full potential is a vision shared by Afghans across the country, according to a series of discussions held this year on their hopes and ideas for a better world as pa

21 Sep 2020

Reducing violence is crucial in coping with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

BAGLHAN-PARWAN - Continued violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is exasperating Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, observed participants in a series of radio discussions in Afghanistan’s northeast, west and Kabul provinces.

14 Sep 2020

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