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Afghan Women Do Not Have Equal Rights: UN Representatives
Chief of Human rights in international affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khujasta Fana Ibrahimkhail said, “President of Afghanistan has introduced the National Action Plan as budgetary document for the Afghanistan Government, and expressed full package of supports and calling the related departments responsible for the implementation of the plan to empower women in the country.”
Further the participants have expressed supports for the continuation of the implementation of the National Action Plan for women, insisting the women presence should be increased within the society.
UN representative for women Sayed Sadiq said , “ We have made significant progress on the integration and mainstreaming of gender, we will see 11 times the differences made for women in the community, which itself is a big achievement, I m pleased to share with you the long standing partnership between Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the Ministry of women, and also the UN women in Afghanistan, UN women helped Ministry of women in implementation of National Action Plan for improving of the women condition.”
Meanwhile Finland Ambassador Anne Meskanen said, “it’s important that women to have equal rights as men to get paid for the work, Afghanistan can no longer afford to keep women at home doing unpaid house work, the skills and time is needed to great the sustainable economical growth and wellbeing, Afghan women should be the victims of violence and gender issues, at first women must learned how to read they must have access to quality public education including professional education.”
At the end the participants have also talked about the solid political intention, financial supports, and effective coordination between all the implementable institutions.
Reported by: Yusuf Yasa