The BBC News Pashto channel on Instagram has been revamped to better serve women. The new-look BBC News Pashto Instagram account now focuses on issues that matter to female audiences in Afghanistan and around the world. The all-women team behind the project is led by BBC World Service Women’s Affairs Reporter, Feranak Amidi, and includes Zuhal Ahad, Aalia Farzan […]
Taking Women, Peace and Security beyond 2020: It’s time to listen to women peacebuilders!
“You need to take risks for peace to build peace! I was struck by the severity of the challenges the report [produced by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders with support from the Government of Ireland and UN Women] revealed. It makes it clear that there is a need for structural change to enable inclusive […]
Friends of Afghan Women Ambassadors group Statement on 20th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325
Statement on the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. (Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 October 2020). The 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 coincides with a pivotal point in history for women and peace in Afghanistan. As we mark the anniversary, we are reminded that international peace […]
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