12 June 2010 - Top UN envoy to Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura held a dialogue with Afghan women peace actors during the commemoration in Afghanistan of the week-long United Nations “Global Open Days for Women and Peace 2010.”
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Afghan women leaders marked the 10th anniversary of the UN “Open Days for Women and Peace” by coming together on Saturday to voice their proposals on how to strengthen their role in Afghanistan’s peace process.

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura, who also heads the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), listened to their proposals in the field of security, conflict-resolution and peace-building, justice and accountability, provision of basic services, and sexual violence.

“The answer to this conflict is dialogue – dialogue with certain very firm lines. And one line is the Constitution – inside the Constitution there is enough space to protect the gains made by women,” advised de Mistura to the Afghan women leaders during the “open day” organized by UNAMA in cooperation with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

By Aurora V. Alambra, UNAMA