Afghan Women Speak: Defining Peace, Security, and Inclusion 25 Years After UNSCR 1325

Afghan Women Speak: Defining Peace, Security, and Inclusion 25 Years After UNSCR 1325

This October marks the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and  Security. Yet, women in conflict and post-conflict settings remain systematically excluded from peace  processes and decision-making. This is particularly true for Afghan women who are enduring the world’s  worst women’s rights crisis, facing systematic exclusion from public life in Afghanistan and barriers to  international forums, even as global narratives suggest the country is now more peaceful and secure. 

Mina’s List and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, co-sponsored by the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund and co-hosted by UN Women, invite you to a high-level panel discussion with Afghan women leaders. The event will center Afghan women’s lived experiences, challenge  prevailing narratives, and highlight their definitions of peace and security. Mina’s List will also launch a  new policy brief based on a survey of nearly 500 Afghan women, offering their requests to the international community and recommendations for the way forward. 

Panelists

Dr. Habiba Sarabi, Former Minister of Women’s Affairs; Former Governor, Bamyan, Republic of  Afghanistan  

Horia Mosadiq, Founder and CEO, Safety and Risk Mitigation Organization (SRMO) 

Hanifa Girowal, Vice President, Women’s Rights First; Former Deputy Governor, Kabul, Republic of  Afghanistan  

Manizha Wafeq, Co-Founder, Afghanistan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI)  \

Palwasha Hassan, Senior Program and Technical Director, Mina’s List; Former Executive Director,  Afghan Women’s Educational Center (AWEC)  

Remarks by

H.E. Ambassador Aglaia Balta, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations 

H.E. Ambassador Ricardo Moscoso, Deputy Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations

Sarah Hendriks, Director, Policy, Program & Intergovernmental Division, UN Women 

Sophie Giscard d’Estaing, Deputy Head, Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund 

Tanya Henderson, President, Mina’s List  

Kim Hart, Director of Policy and Programs, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security