16 Day Campaign to End Violence against Women in Afghanistan
25 November - 10 December, 2007

 

Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles:
End Violence Against Women

In Afghanistan, UN and other partners are providing support to the Commission on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) in launching the 16-day campaign of ending violence against women. It is an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute in 1991, when participants chose the dates 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day for a 16-day campaign, in order to symbolically emphasize that violence against women is a human rights violation. Read more about the international campaign »

Documents and Publications from Afghanistan

26 Nov 2007 UNIFEM Afghanistan Press Release: Say NO to Violence against Women!

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2007 Calendar of Events in Afghanistan

Date	Event	Venue	Organizer(s)
24 Nov – 10 Dec	Meetings/roundtables with the media	Kabul	MOWA
25 Nov – 02 Dec	Campaign titled “Happy Family” to reduce violence against women in families	Kabul	MOWA with support from The Asia Foundation
25 Nov – 10 Dec	Meetings with the faculty of Kabul University to promote a better environment and teaching methodology for girls/women	Kabul	MOWA with the Ministry of Higher Education
25 Nov	Conference on EVAW	Kabul	MOWA with support from UNDP
26 – 27 Nov	Two-day campaign on EVAW	Kabul	MOWA with support from UNDP
28 Nov	Disseminate report with statistics on the status of women in prisons and safe houses	Kabul	MOWA with support from UNAMA and UNFPA
29 Nov – 10 Dec	CEDAW campaign for the staff of Ministries, civil society and members of the Parliament	Kabul	MOWA
04 Dec	Press Conference for the National EVAW conference in Herat	Herat	MOWA with technical support from UNIFEM
05 Dec	National Conference on EVAW with the Presidential Advisors – Mr. Khalili, heads of DoWAs from 20 provinces, Minister of MOWA, MPs and the civil society	Herat	MOWA supported by UNIFEM
08 Dec	Conference on EVAW related issues	Balkh + Nangahar provinces	Legal deptt. Of MOWA with support from UNDP
10 Dec	Article writing and painting competition under the EVAW theme - with prizes for the winners	Kabul University	Ministry of Education with support from UNDP
10 Dec	Press Conference to mark the International Human Rights Day – Conclusion of the 16-day EVAW campaign	UNDP Compound	UNAMA and other UN agencies

Go to the 2007 International Calendar of Campaign Activities
(from the Center for Women's Global Leadership)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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