Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Categories: Global Public Health
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Democratization and Political Participation, National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Peacemaking, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2020
Citation: “Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19, Democratization and Political Participation, National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Peacemaking, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2020
Citation: “Gender Alert on COVID 19 in Afghanistan: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Executive Summary
This alert focuses on the implications of COVID-19 from a women, peace and security (WPS) perspective. It highlights the urgent need to ensure the continued implementation of Afghanistan’s National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2019-2021), as well as how its implementation can contribute to long-term responses to COVID-19 that promote gender equality.
The alert concludes with a set of recommendations for consideration by national and international stakeholders to ensure the implementation of the full scope of the WPS agenda during this critical period in Afghanistan.