UNIFEM News Archives
13 Mar | VACANCY - Protection Specialist
A new vacancy is now open for a consultancy position as a protection specialist. The application deadline is 25 MARCH. For more information, visit the jobs page. more...
09 Mar | VACANCY - Advocacy and Strategic Communication Specialist
A vacancy is now available for an international consultant in advocacy and strategic communication. The initial contract is for a duration of 6 months in Kabul. Download the vacancy announcement for more details more...
01 Mar | Just Released! IEC-UNIFEM Report: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Lessons Learnt on Women's Participation in the 2009 Afghan Elections"
A report from a workshop convened at the Resource Center for Women in Politics, Kabul, by the Gender Unit of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) and UNIFEM. more...
28 Feb | UNAMA PRESS RELEASE: Outgoing UN Envoy awarded Presidential Medal following address to International Conference on Women
addressing the International Conference on the Importance of Legislation for Women in Afghanistan, the Special Representative said he was "concerned when laws and decrees with far-reaching implications are adopted without a wide and inclusive consultation process." more...
18 Feb | VACANCY: Senior Advisor to Officer-in-Charge
One vacancy is now open for the post of Senior Advisor to the Officer-in-Charge. The post is for a 6-month period in Kabul. Application deadline is 3 March. Download PDF more...
15 Feb | NOW ONLINE: UNIFEM Afghanistan Fact Sheet 2010
The updated UNIFEM Afghanistan Fact Sheet 2010 is now available online. The fact sheet includes updated data on population, health, education, women in the labour force, and much more...
11 Feb | NOW ONLINE: National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan (NAPWA) 2008 - 2018
The English version of the latest NAPWA is now available online. Dari and Pashto versions will be available shorty. more...
11 Feb | NOW ONLINE: Women and Men in Afghanistan: Baseline Statistics on Gender
The statistics in this handbook will serve as baseline information that the development community can use in charting the direction of their interventions for the female population and in tracking changes in the lives of women and girls in the future... [1.6 MB] more...
28 Jan | Afghan Women and The London Conference
BLOG: Peace with Justice for Afghanistan
Artworks Projects: Afghanistan
19 Jan | IRIN PRESS RELEASE: Launch of Veil of Tears [PDF]
Nairobi, 19th January 2010: IRIN today launches Veil of Tears, a 60-page colour booklet collecting personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth. Few families have not been touched by tragic experiences of childbirth in Afghanistan, where maternal mortality is among the highest in the world. The stories have been transcribed from radio interviews in local languages Dari and Pashto, and were originally broadcast in IRIN radio programmes in Afghanistan. The booklet brings to the fore the voices of ordinary Afghans, women, men and children. One chapter entitled “I hate the snow” brings the rarely reported perspective of a 12-year old child, who saw his mother dying in childbirth in their remote mountain village. The collection bears testament not only to Afghans’ suffering, but also to their strong desire for better health services, education and infrastructure to be able to improve their lives and the future for their children. more...
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