UN Pushes for Gender Equality in War-Torn Afghanistan
By Devinder Kumar
NEW DELHI | KABUL (IDN) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has documented that, in 2017, 359 women were killed – five per cent more than in the previous year – and 865 injured. Altogether about 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries in 2017.
It is against this backdrop that the UN in Afghanistan marked International Women’s Day on March 8, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and the work of activists who have been central to the push for gender equality.…