Resource Centre for Women in Politics » Activities

Events

The RCWP hosts a variety of events in order to bring women parliamentarians together.

8 Mar 2008 International Women's Day
A special event was held for women parliamentarians at the RCWP to commemorate the 2008 International Women's Day. The event included a photo exhibition of women Parliamentarians and the screening of a documentary on NAPWA.

8 Mar 2007 International Women's Day
In celebration of the 2007 International Women's Day, the RCWP hosted a conference focusing on the global theme “ending impunity for violence against women and girls”. Read more about UNIFEM and the 2007 International Women's Day celebrations in Kabul »

Issue based research and resources

The center has a research unit which assists women politicians in identifying key issues to be addressed, and UNIFEM assists in policy development on those issues.

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Provincial mapping

Drawing on established information sources about Afghanistan's provinces, parliamentarians are advised to create a ‘map’ of their province, highlighting the relevant facts and figures of their constituency as well as relevant contacts, particularly in the media.

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Media relations

Radio, TV and print journalists are invited to the centre to discuss the work of women parliamentarians, and the challenges they face in parliament and their constituencies.

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International links

Afghan parliamentarians are very interested in international legislation and procedures and keen to learn from Ministers of Parliament (MPs) from other countries. Afghan parliamentarians can gain expertise and confidence through these exchanges while foreign MPs can better understand the challenges Afghan women and female MPs face.

Also, links with embassies can facilitate visits from international parliamentarians or officials, possibly leading to collaborative work on issues of mutual interest. Video conferencing and internet tools can facilitate also facilitate this interaction.

If you would like to learn more about linking MPs with Afghan women parliamentarians, please email us at registry.unifem.af [at] unifem.org.

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Toolkits

UNIFEM is currently publishing a toolkit series for the Women's Leadership in Politics unit in order to provide relevant information and resources to women in leadership. These toolkits are widely distributed to women parliamentarians and are made available in the resource centre.

Four of the six toolkits in the series have been published to-date:

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