Women's Forum on Afghanistan
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The Women's Forum on Afghanistan is an initiative created by #Afghan and global women leaders to work for the well-being and human rights of the #Afghan people.
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https://www.womens-forum-afghanistan.org 27-10-2021 16:22:26
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WFA’s statement on the upcoming Special Envoys meeting about 🇦🇫in Doha👇 UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett UNAMA News U.S. Special Envoy Rina Amiri Tomas Niklasson U.S. Special Representative Thomas West Fawzia Koofi @WardakA Habiba Sarabi Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر La France à l'ONU 🇫🇷🇺🇳 SwitzerlandUN António Guterres Rosemary A. DiCarlo Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Amina J Mohammed
“Taliban have silenced women’s voices inside the country using violence & torture. And by excluding women’s participation at Doha 3, UN & others in the international community have enabled the Taliban to try to silence our voices outside Afghanistan, too.” theguardian.com/global-develop…
Alongside Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر, @melanneverveer, @marinsanna, and other leaders, I've co-signed a letter to the international community urging the active inclusion of Afghan women in upcoming UN-convened planning talks. medium.com/@HillaryClinto…
Proud to carry the The Olympic Games torch at #Paris2024 for #UNHCR, in support of the Refugee Olympic Team team and in honour of all people forced to flee.
Women’s forum on Afghanistan’s statement👇 UNAMA News PassBlue UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett U.S. Special Envoy Rina Amiri Tomas Niklasson U.S. Special Representative Thomas West Rosemary A. DiCarlo OIC OIC at UN Fawzia Koofi @WardakA Habiba Sarabi Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر #StayWithAfghanWomen #DontForgetAfghanistan
3 years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, human rights violations are rampant. Read Rawadari رواداری 's press release for some facts & figures on human rights situation since the Taliban's return to power:
Barring me from visiting #Afghanistan is a step backwards by #Taliban & sends a concerning message about their will to engage with the UN & int'l community. My mandated work on the prom'n&protect'n of Afghans human rights will not change. Read my statement ohchr.org/en/statements/…
Congratulations 👍 Mrs Kofi Fawzia Koofi