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07 January 2016 -Promoting more participation by women in public life and finding practical solutions to address the many challenges they face, were the main topics at a UN workshop held in the country’s capital, Kabul. Around 50 people attended the day-long event, including Afghan and UN officials, along with women’s rights activists.

22 December 2015 - This week’s Afghanistan Emrooz focuses on the activities of two afghan human rights activist as role models: Ms. Afifa Maroof and Mr. Abdul Wodud Pedram. The programme describes their UN-backed activities as well as the importance for bringing positive change to their communities. UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, as part of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursues an overall strategy to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights in Afghanistan or “human rights everywhere all the time for everyone” in support of all Afghan people.

21 December 2015 - The most important development that would enable Afghanistan to continue to face its substantial economic, security and political challenges would be identifying a political path to peace, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in a briefing to the Security Council today.
