Women, Peace and Security: Report from the First Visit of Pakistani Women Parliamentarians to Afghanistan
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Political Transitions
Country: Pakistan, Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2012
Citation: Women, Peace and Security: Report from the First Visit of Pakistani Women Parliamentarians to Afghanistan. EastWest Institute and Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, 2012.
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Political Transitions
Country: Pakistan, Afghanistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2012
Citation: Women, Peace and Security: Report from the First Visit of Pakistani Women Parliamentarians to Afghanistan. EastWest Institute and Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, 2012.
Abstract
On April 14-16, 2012, the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, in partnership with the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the National Assembly of Pakistan, convened the first-ever official delegation of Pakistani women parliamentarians to visit Afghanistan. this is the most recent activity of the network’s Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). This report summarizes the exchange that took place during the visit and presents the Kabul Action Plan which details the commitments of the participating Afgan and Pakistani women parliamentarians, including a return visit to Islamabad and the initiation of an inclusive women’s group in the Afghan Parliment.