Press Release: Conference Afghanistan, Women at the Flash Point: 2010 and Beyond
The Hague,6th January 2010
Palwasha Kakar, Deputy Minister Women’s Affairs, Afghanistan and
Melanne Verveer Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, US
will join the conference:Women at the Flash Point: 2010 and Beyond,
Women’s Voices from Afghanistan and the Neighboring Countries
14th January 2010, 12:30h – 16:30h Peace Palace, The Hague
2010 is a parliamentary election year in Afghanistan. International Community needs to do more than it does now to ensure women’s effective political participation in Afghanistan
Regional women delegates from Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistanand Tajikistan will attend the conference on the role and participation of women in peace, security and gender and development activities in Afghanistanand the region.
To Gender Concerns International it is evident that many Afghan women still live under extremely difficult conditions. The goal professed by the Afghan constitution that “the citizens of Afghanistan - whether man or woman- have equal rights and duties before the law” remains a very distant dream for most women. Therefore, the inclusion of women in the legislative, judiciary and executive is indispensable to the development of Afghanistan. Furthermore, there is a lack of due attention placed on Afghan women and women active in neighbouring countries and their concerns as stakeholders in consultations on matters related to peace and security in their home countries.
This broad regional conference fills the vacuum created by an absence of any regional consultation with or among womenand it aims to strengthen the potential of women’s ability of being an actor for change. This conference is afollow-up to Kabul Conference of July 2009 and is highly important within the context of upcoming international conference on Afghanistan.
Please kindly note that the registration for the event is compulsory. To confirm your attendance you are advised to simply reply to this email rgcdp@genderconcerns.org. Registration is Limited.
For more information about the conference, please click here.
For further information please contact:
Sabra Bano,
Gender Concerns International
Phone: 00 31 (070) 4445082 Mobile: 06 53965784
Laan van Meerdervoort 70 2517 AN, The Hague
Email: Sbano@genderconcerns.nl Site: www.genderconcerns.nl
Laan van Meerdervoort 70 2517 AN, The Hague
Email: Sbano@genderconcerns.nl Site: www.genderconcerns.nl