Pakistani women urged to show unity with Afghan females
Islamabad
May 9, 2021
Islamabad : Members of the Afghan government’s peace negotiation team Dr Habiba Sarabi and Fatima Gailani urged Pakistani women to stand up in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan in the crucial time of negotiation between the Taliban and the Government of Afghanistan.
They were speaking at a webinar on ‘the role of women in the Afghan peace process’ organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) here.
Member of the Afghan government’s peace negotiation team and former Minister for Women’s Affairs Dr Habiba Sarabi emphasised the need for engaging and involving women in the future of Afghanistan. She underscored the role played by the Constitution of Afghanistan in upholding women’s rights. She especially referred to Article 22 of the Constitution that accords equal rights to men and women of Afghanistan. She expressed her concern over the target killings of the members of the ci
Pakistani women urged to show solidarity against extremism with Afghan women
National
May 8, 2021
Islamabad: Members of the Afghan government’s peace negotiation team Dr Habiba Sarabi and Fatima Gailani urged Pakistani women to stand up in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan in the crucial time of negotiation between the Taliban and the Government of Afghanistan.
They were speaking at a webinar on ‘the role of women in the Afghan peace process’ organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) here.
Member of the Afghan government’s peace negotiation team and former Minister for Women’s Affairs Dr Habiba Sarabi emphasised the need for engaging and involving women in the future of Afghanistan. She underscored the role played by the Constitution of Afghanistan in upholding women’s rights. She especially referred to Article 22 of the Constitution that accords equal rights to men and women of Afghanistan. She expressed her concern over the target killings of th
We have successfully kept the focus on security issues of Europe.
At two formal meetings, we discussed events in Belarus and at the informal meeting of 4 September, we gave the floor to the people of Belarus, focusing mostly on the human rights situation in Belarus, and inviting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to speak. The meeting was a success and was viewed nearly 50 000 times on social media.
In March, we convened an informal meeting on Crimea, and in August, we raised Russia’s actions against Georgia, recalling the 12th anniversary of the start of Russia’s aggression in Georgia. In November, the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh emerged and we managed to address the question promptly with European countries at the Security Council after an escalation of the situation on the ground.