The situation of women and girls in Afghanistan / report of the Secretary-General.

Cover title.

“United Nations, Economic and social Council”—at head of title.

“E

CN.6

2003

4”—at head of title.

“Distr.: general ; 23 January 2003 ; original: English”—cover page.

“Commission on the status of women ; forty-seventh session ; 3-14 March 2003 ; item 3 (a) of the provisional agenda ; follow-up to the fourth world conference on women and to the special session of the general assembly entitled “women 2000 : gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century : review of gender mainstreaming in entities of the United Nations system””—cover page.

“03-22274 (E) 130203”—cover page.

Contents: I. Introduction—II. Progress and challenges facing Afghan women and girls—III. Intergovernmental and expert bodies—IV. Follow-up to the Bonn agreement and support by the United Nations system—V. Economic and social situation and response by the United Nations system—VI. Coordination of United Nations assistance to Afghan women and girls—VII. Conclusions and recommendations.

Summary: “Pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2002

4 of 24 July 2002, the present report provides an overview of the situation of women and girls in system. Afghanistan in 2002 and gender-related assistance provided by the United Nations system. Afghanistan’s emergence from 24 years of conflict has led to significant positive changes in women’s lives : women are re-emerging as a political and economic force ; they participated in decision-making on the peace process and the reconstruction of their country, they were appointed to serve in government ; women are returning to the workforce and women and girls were able to gain access to education…”—cover page.

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