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Taliban’s Takeover: Afghan Women’s Rights Under Grave Attack
by Nazila Jamshidi
Women’s rights and their role in society are once again a tragedy unfolding in front of the world’s eyes. More than any other group in Afghanistan, women have spearheaded the concept of democracy, freedom and human rights.
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Life in the Islamic Emirate of 2021
by Ali M. Latifi
The Taliban are now in full control of Afghanistan, have presented a government and have already broken their first promises. About the current situation on the ground, a report by Ali M. Latifi.
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Women for Peace in the Horn of Africa: A new network across borders for more impact
Interview with Asia Abdulkadir by Nadja Schuster (VIDC Global Dialoguee)
VIDC Global Dialogue has been able to support women from the Horn of Africa Region to found a diaspora women network in Vienna, which will hopefully have a positive impact for the women in this conflict region. Nadja Schuster…
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Afghanistan Peace Talks. A Road to Nowhere?
Report from the Webinar on 26 April 2021
The discussion with prominent experts dealt with the chances for a sustainable peace process and a lasting ceasefire between the government and the Taliban.
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Afghan women – the quintessence for peace
by Heela Najibullah
UN Resolution 1325 demands to include women's full equal participation in peacebuilding. However, Afghan women's voices are marginalized. Only 4 out of 21 members of Afghan goverment's negotiation team are women and zero in…
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Covid-19 and Global Vaccine Inequality
Views from the Global South
Covid-19 affects us all, but not all equally. Documentation of a webinar on vaccine inequlity, with Carlos Correa and Fatima Hassan.
Social Movements in Africa. Mobilization in the Middle of a Pandemic
Report from the Online Discussion on 18 November 2020
The discussion provided an insight into the daily struggles of African protest movements and thightened security measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Peace needs women!
Afghan women are urging for their inclusion in the peace process
In November, two important conferences for the future of Afghanistan took place. One was the Afghan Women Leaders' Peace Summit 2020 in Dubai and the other was the International Donors' Conference in Geneva.
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ResiliArt Debate
Current challenges of international cultural exchange
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 17:30 - 19:30, Zoom Webinar
What shape will cultural exchange take, once international mobility is back to "normal"?
Refugee Women as Agents for Peace
The UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Context of Forced Migration
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 17:00 - 18:30, CET (Zoom Webinar in English and Arabic)
Panel discussion and study presentation: The UNSCR 1325 and its application on the participation and rights of refugee women in the EU.