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#HappeningNow— Supporting a Durable and Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan: The Role of Afghan Women.

@CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN, @UKUN_NewYork @NATO1325 @WhitfieldTeresa ipin.st/5Cly30pN6QD

@CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @NATO1325 @WhitfieldTeresa Yesterday the #UNSC adopted a 10th resolution on WPS. It was startling to hear member states affirm their often genuine commitment to #WPSagenda, when 19 years after adoption of #UNSCR1325, the reality does not reflect participation goals outlined in the agenda.

- @sarahWPS

Rina Amiri, @NYUCGA, offers a personal perspective on #WomenInstitutePeace in Afghanistan.

The peace process in place for the last year has moved forward, but the international community is eager to see peace in #Afghanistan & has begun to make concessions on #WomensRights.

@NYUCGA @Cordaid @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @UKUN_NewYork @WhitfieldTeresa Storai Tapesh, @AWNKabul:

We want a sustainable peace if #Afghanistan; the role of women is extremely important to this.

It is the women of 🇦🇫 who are putting important issues on the table, such as human rights, constitution, and the need for an immediate ceasefire

Ambassador @KarenPierceUN, @UKUN_NewYork says that more than half of peace processes collapse within 5 years if they do not include sustainable provisions, including gender/women provisions.

It's a difficult argument to make to the Taliban, but we have to make it.

Normally in a peace process, it's relatively easy for parties to make forward leaning promises about #HumanRights, says @WhitfieldTeresa, @UNDPPA. But in this case, we all know the risk that rights may actually go backwards and that's a structurally unusual thing.

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps To promote inclusion & amplify women's voices in #Afghanistan's peace process, says @WhitfieldTeresa—

1️⃣It is fundamental for people outside the conflict to provide research, analysis, & connect with internal parties

2️⃣Willingness + openness to be creative are necessary

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork Afghan women still need support from the international community. We do not want you to fight our battles— we need support for our voices and a space to advocate for peace

- Storai Tapesh, Deputy Executive Director, Afghan Women’s Network (@AWNKabul)

#WomenInstitutePeace #WPS

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid Responding to a Q on the "peace first, women second" approach, @KarenPierceUN, @UKUN_NewYork argues:

When we sacrifice the long term goal for short term expediency, we end up regretting that quickly and find ourselves back at the table negotiating peace again.

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid Moderator, #IPI_CPO Director Jake Sherman, asks panel:

One issue is the potential for fragmentation among the Taliban and questions about its cohesiveness, between fighters on the ground and leaders negotiating in Doha. How do we address spoilers?

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid .@WhitfieldTeresa responds: The armed non-government side tends to be easier to hold together than the government side because their structures are often very authoritarian.

But the Q that remains is whether it possible to have a process that looks towards a "new" Afghanistan.

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid Mahbuba Saraj, Afghan women’s rights activist—

At the end of the day we have to live with this peace agreement, let's not forget the human side of it.

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid Insightful questions from the audience on human rights, sanction regimes, refugees, and opportunities for international action are addressed by the panel.

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid @UNHumanRights @ShaziaZRafi @MahbubaSiraj We need to normalize the process that women have substantive contributions in peace processes, and not just that there are two women at the table, adds @WhitfieldTeresa

#WomenPeaceSecurity #WPSin2020

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid @UNHumanRights @ShaziaZRafi @MahbubaSiraj Questions on spoilers, young men's participation in peace processes, the SG's report on #WPSagenda, and generational perspective on peace negotiation from @NYUCGA's @amgoetz & Vera Jelinek

@WhitfieldTeresa @UNDPPA @CordaidAF @NYUCGA @giwps @sarahWPS @AWNKabul @KarenPierceUN @UKUN_NewYork @Cordaid @UNHumanRights @ShaziaZRafi @MahbubaSiraj @amgoetz There's been a huge change in youth's participation in politics and peace processes as compared to last year, says one audience member.

We have to consider both parties: youth in the Taliban and youth in civil society. Youth is crucially important.