A Stone in the Water: Report of the Roundtables with Afghan-Canadian Women on the Question of the Application of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan
Categories: Conflict Prevention
Sub-Categories: Peacekeeping, Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2002
Citation: A Stone in the Water: Report of the Roundtables with Afghan-Canadian Women on the Question of the Application of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan. Ottawa: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 2002. http://www.mobinajaffer.ca/pdf-reports/report-a-stone-in-the-water.pdf.
Sub-Categories: Peacekeeping, Security Sector Reform (SSR)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2002
Citation: A Stone in the Water: Report of the Roundtables with Afghan-Canadian Women on the Question of the Application of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan. Ottawa: Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 2002. http://www.mobinajaffer.ca/pdf-reports/report-a-stone-in-the-water.pdf.
Executive Summary
This report is the product of a series of roundtables across Canada that solicited the views of Afghan-Canadian women regarding the implementation of UN Security Council 1325 in Afghanistan. It provides direct quotes from those participants about their own experiences, as well as a collection of recommendations to successfully achieve that implementation, based on concerns surrounding physical and personal security, justice and accountability, health, education, religion, and political participation.