PRESS RELEASE: In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must...
PRESS RELEASE:
In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must be respected
Last week, in a dramatic last minute turn-around, the Taliban announced the cancelling of its intra-Afghan dialogue and announced the recrudescence of violence through a ‘Spring Initiative’, whereas the Afghan authorities issued a statement accusing...
A Call for Support to Stop the Further Deterioration of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
WHEREAS, the fragile gains on Afghan women’s rights are being swiftly eroded as evidenced by the 28 percent increase in cases of VAW incidents as reported by the UN High Commission for Human Rights of UNAMA, the upsurge of heinous crimes against women, and the statement of UN Women...
STATEMENT OF DR. MASSOUDA JALAL
Founding Chairperson of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
for UN Human Rights Council Session 23 – Panel on VAW
We, the women of Afghanistan, are now fighting a fierce battle for our survival and human rights, as the presumed ‘peace process’ brings back fundamentalists who now conspire...
Employment Opportunities for Female Youth Population: Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES FOR AFGHAN FEMALE YOUTH
Afghanistan is one of the countries with a very young population. Its youth population represents 40 percent of the total; and 68 percent of all Afghans are 25 years old and below. Female youths comprise nearly...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A Day of Accountability to Women by JALAL FOUNDATION
Today, the women of Afghanistan join the international community in honoring the sacrifices and achievements of women in all dimensions of life.
We salute every mother who put her life on the line to ensure the continuity of life. We honor all housekeepers and domestic workers whose invisible, unpaid and...
Paths to Power
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
Introduction
Assalamuallaikum! I send my sincerest gratitude and congratulations to NDI for the impressive draft of its Women Heads of State Report. I find it truly insightful. Like a ‘north star’, it could illuminate the struggles of many women in the thorny,...
A GLIMMER OF HOPE TO RECONSTRUCT PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS by Jalal Foundation
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal
Founding President of Jalal Foundation, former Minister of Women,
and First Female Presidential Candidate of Afghanistan
Historical Genesis of Prevailing Antipathy
Notwithstanding widespread violence that underlined the electoral process, the Pakistan people deserve to be commended by the international community for successfully installing a new government through democratic means....
Afghan Widows: Challenges and Opportunities from National and International Perspectives
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
Overview of the Situation
Afghanistan is a highly prolific producer of widows. The number of widows in Afghanistan is estimated to be from 600,000 to two millions. This is one of the highest in the world when analyzed against the overall number of...
Child Brides in Afghanistan: Overview of Situation, Challenges and Options
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Founding President of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
Betrothal of girls is pervasive in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Public Health’s Mortality Survey that was conducted in all provinces of the country in 2010, 53 percent of all women in the 25...
AFGHAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS BEYOND 2014: Hanging by the thread? – Jalal Foundation
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal // Founding President of Jalal Foundation and Minister of Women of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 2004 to 2006 In TRUST WOMEN CONFERENCE, LONDON 3rd-5th December 2013
1. INTRODUCTION
Your Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, I convey to you sincere greetings of peace and gratitude from the...