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Noori

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2005-10-27
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2005-10-27
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  1. “Lastly, I recommend that the Security Council and the international community help civil society, especially women's groups, promote Government accountability. We do not want the international community to abandon Afghanistan before we have secured a stable future for all women, men and children. Peacebuilding in Afghanistan must continue. We need women. We cannot ignore women when rebuilding a nation. When women are left behind, there can be no peace, and Afghanistan will continue to be weak. Let me conclude by saying that without strong women, we cannot build a strong nation.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  2. “We urge the Security Council and international organizations, such as the United Nations Development Fund for Women, to support Afghan authorities and women's groups in peacebuilding in Afghanistan. We should have a full partnership that develops the capacity of women and protects their human rights. We urge the Security Council and the international community to fully implement alternative livelihood initiatives for farmers through the poppy eradication programme and recommend that the United Nations and the international community work with the Afghan judicial system so that judges, police and local leaders act in accordance with the rule of law, not traditional law, which undermines women's rights.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  3. “However, I have heard from the Ministry of Women's Affairs that we can not train Women for Women International participants on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which Afghanistan ratified in 2004. We were told to wait until the Ministry of Justice and a council of Islamic judges approve the Convention. The agenda of Afghan women remains unfinished. Presidential and parliamentary elections are good markers for progress, but peace and security in Afghanistan will take a long-term commitment by the United Nations and ISAF. We urge the Security Council to consider extending the mandate of ISAF and expanding its work throughout Afghanistan. Continued insecurity also undermines the safety and progress of women.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  4. “Eighty per cent of the female population is illiterate. We need schools that educate girls as well as women. An addition, one in six Afghan women dies in childbirth due to complications during pregnancy. We need female health professionals and health clinics to address the basic physical, emotional and gynaecological needs of women. We need to identify a new generation of Afghan women leaders and give them tools and resources to develop their potential. That way, when women candidates run for office, they will not need to rely on money from warlords or fundamentalists but can be successful independent candidates.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  5. “I urge the international community to support the rule of law, not the rule of individuals, warlords or fundamentalists in my country. There cannot be one Afghanistan for men and another for women. Right now, 10 per cent of the reconstruction money channelled through the National Solidarity Programme is set aside for local women's councils for projects identified as women's priorities. Yet, as I travel to rural areas, I discover that many women's councils are either unaware that they should have access to that money or, when they are aware of that fact, I often find that the priorities of the men's councils supplant those of the women's councils. Often, women politicians and council members are used as window dressing, while men continue to dominate the setting of the agenda. There are specific needs of women that must be addressed.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  6. “She suffered such great violence at the hands of her husband and in-laws that she poured petrol on herself. She died from her petrol burns. This year, there were 75 reported cases of self-immolation in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan alone. The poppy eradication programme and the halt to illegal narcotics trafficking in the country has had a negative impact on women. Many farmers are waiting for a sustainable alternative to poppy crops. In the meantime, women are suffering. Let me explain. Again and again, I hear of poppy farmers who sell their daughters to repay their debts to drug traffickers. The forced loss of poppy crops has left farmers unable to repay the drug traffickers who lent them money to buy seeds. To settle their debts, the farmers are turning to a traditional Afghan practice of handing over sisters and daughters.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  7. “In those areas, the Constitution and international norms do not rule. Traditional tribal rule shapes how a woman is treated and what her rights are - if she has any at all. I hear stories from local communities about forced marriages and child marriages. Women are not given a choice in those arrangements; they are considered property to be exchanged between families. Sometimes, daughters and sisters are used to settle disputes between families. I also hear stories about severe domestic violence, but women feel they have nowhere to go. They cannot go to the authorities because they will be jailed for making complaints against family members. There are no safe shelters outside the city of Kabul. Last year, in a Red Crescent hospital in Kabul, I met a 17-year-old woman who was three months pregnant.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  8. “Women voters received threatening phone calls, e-mails and even flyers delivered in the middle of night that said, "Do not vote, or else your husband, your children or you yourself may lose your life." It took great courage to run for office and to vote. In the hidden Afghanistan - the one that is not in front of cameras or United Nations monitors - exercising one's rights can be a life-or-death choice. As I weave my life through the two Afghanistans, I see islands of peace. There is growing stability and political participation in the areas where there is a strong presence of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). But just a few steps away, local and national Government officials ignore the status of women and women's rights when they feel no pressure from the international community.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  9. “The Constitution also sets a quota for Afghan women's representation in Parliament and guarantees them 50 per cent of the presidential appointments to the Upper House. The numbers are impressive and significant, and we are hopeful. But numbers alone cannot not paint a full picture of the realities facing women on the ground in the country. Women candidates needed their husbands as well as family approval to run for office. Independent female candidates often lacked the money and support necessary for campaigning, unlike those supported by warlords and political parties. Warlords and their followers threatened independent women candidates with violence and even assassination. The warlords also threatened women voters to keep them from participating in the political process, to stop them from choosing their future leaders.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  10. “We Afghans and the rest of the international community must close the gap between the two Afghanistans so as to bring true democracy, security and peace to the country as a whole. We have seen much progress after the fall of the Taliban. In Afghanistan, we have a Constitution that finally recognizes equal rights for women and gives women full rights to political participation. This is ground-breaking and gives all Afghan women hope. We now have a Ministry of Women's Affairs. At the provincial level, there are local women's councils. Afghanistan has elected its first woman Governor, in Bamyian province, in the central region. Three ministerial-level positions are held by women.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source

  11. “Ms. Noori: I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to take part in today's open debate. I appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts and observations about the role of women in peacebuilding in Afghanistan. From my point of view, there are two Afghanistans. The United Nations sees one Afghanistan, which is progressing and developing. Yet there is another Afghanistan that the international community does not see. It is violent, unstable and, in many ways, very scary for women. That is why it is absolutely critical to remain fully engaged in Afghanistan. We have heard some very good news from my country. A record number of women will be members of Parliament. But we must also recognize the many challenges women face.”

    2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294 (2005) · source