Media briefed on Law on Elimination of Violence against Women
7 March 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has initiated a press briefing about the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Kunduz. Briefing the media on the contents of the law were…
International Women's Day
8 March 2010 - International Women's Day message from UNIFEM Excecuitve Director: "Human security and humanitarian assistance, like human development, requires greater numbers of women at all decision-making tables." Full…
Slow, but promising: the women's rights situation in Afghanistan
8 March 2010 - On International Women’s Day, UNAMA brings you stories of women who have not just beaten the odds, but triumphed and are, now, making a difference for their gender across the country. Meet Mahgul Yamam, a 56…
UNAMA online photo exhibition for Women's Day
8 March 2010 - To mark International Women's Day in Afghanistan, UNAMA presents a special online photo exhibition on women in the county. Click to view photo exhibition
Kunduz’s women traders find new opportunities
8 March 2010 - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Kunduz’s Female Traders Association, with financial support of German NGO, GTZ, held a three-day women’s handicraft exhibition. Handicrafts made by women from four…
'Afghanistan and the Silk Road: The land at the heart of world trade' by Bijan Omrani
8 March 2010 - One belief that the Western world often held about Asia and the East was that it was a land of enormous luxury and wealth. One Western poet from the 19th century, James Elroy Flecker, summed up this view by…
Women’s condition improving in Paktya
8 March 2010 - A tremendous improvement in women’s social, economic and political life has been noted in Paktya over the past ten years. This was learned by the South-East Region offices of the United Nations Assistance…
Women call for protection of their rights in the reconciliation process
8 March 2010 - On International Women’s Day in Bamyan, women and men gathered to pray for peace in Afghanistan and to discuss the role of women and their place in the country during the ongoing peace and reconciliation…
Diverse cultures blend well in Afghanistan
9 March 2010 - It wasn’t just the Muslims of Jalalabad who celebrated the holy festival of Eid with pomp and jubilation in the last week of November 2009. In downtown Jalalabad, minority Hindu-Sikhs were also euphoric about…
New journalism training hub in Jalalabad swings into action
9 March 2010 - Barely a month into its existence, a regional journalism training hub in Jalalabad has already trained 13 broadcast journalists from four provinces of eastern Afghanistan as of last week. The training hub, one…
Japan grants US$ 19.5 million to promote literacy in Afghanistan
9 March 2010 - UNESCO will receive a grant of US$ 19.5 million from the Government of Japan for the 2nd phase of the Enhancement of Literacy in Afghanistan (ELA 2) programme. English - Dari - Pashto
Development and heritage should compliment each other: UNESCO Director
10 March 2010 - As a part of UNAMA's campaign to spread awareness about Afghanistan's rich past, Aditya Mehta spoke to UNESCO Director Shigeru Aoyagi about the agency's concerns and plans for the future. The United Nations…