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UN ‘Global Open Day’ emphasizes Afghan women’s role in fighting violent extremism

UN ‘Global Open Day’ emphasizes Afghan women’s role in fighting violent extremism

Oct 27, 2016, at 01:36 pm

New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with Afghan civil society representatives on Wednesday in Kabul, senior UN officials stressed that securing women’s rights is essential to strategies that combat violent extremism and encouraged the Government to develop and implement human-rights based and gender sensitive polices to address to address its drivers.

UN urges Afghan women to engage in political process

UN urges Afghan women to engage in political process

Apr 22, 2014, at 04:51 pm

New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country on Monday urged women to remain meaningfully engaged in the political process and improve political life there.