Implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Afghanistan
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Economic Participation, International Agreements, Peacemaking, Political Transitions, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2012
Citation: Implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Afghanistan. New York: Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, 2012.
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Economic Participation, International Agreements, Peacemaking, Political Transitions, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2012
Citation: Implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in Afghanistan. New York: Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, 2012.
Abstract
The Government of Liechtenstein, with the support of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), organized from 28 to 30 January 2012 a workshop in Schaan/Liechtenstein hosted by H.E. Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick. The workshop focused on the implementation of the WPS agenda in Afghanistan, particularly the upcoming negotiations on the mandate renewal of UNAMA. Participants included Afghan women leaders from the Government and civil society; representatives of States, including members of the Security Council; senior UN officials; NGO representatives; and academics. The workshop served the dual purpose of exploring ways for the Council to translate the thematic agenda into its country-specific work (a goal that Liechtenstein has pursued as a member of the S-5 group), and of contributing to the effectiveness of UNAMA’s mandate through the improvement of the situation of women in Afghanistan. The meeting was held under the Chatham house rule, and the findings and recommendations contained in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of all the participants in the workshop.