GROUP ON EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
IN THE UNITED NATIONS

invites you to a Panel Discussion on

Women in Afghanistan:
Beyond the media portrayal to action

Opening remarks by:
Ms. Angela King
Assistant-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women

Panelists:

Ms. Tahmeena Faryal
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
(RAWA)

Ms. Jessica Neuwirth, Esq.
President of Equality Now, international women's rights group

Ms. Noeleen Heyzer
Executive Director,
United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM)

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Moderated by Ms. Marcia Brewster
Special Events Coordinator, Group on Equal Rights for Women in the UN
  • Proposals to include Afghan women in the peace process;
  • Concrete ways that women are setting the process in motion;
  • How women in the UN can participate through advocacy.

Tuesday, 20 November 2001
1:15-2:45 p.m.
Conference Room 2, United Nations
For information contact Ms. Brewster, (212) 963-8590 (brewster@un.org)
or Ms. van den Bosch, (917) 367-3267 (nrforum1@un.org)