Event Details
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Time
10:00am
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Date
15 Oct, 2021
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Location
- Awaiting Confirmation
- Online,
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Contact
Awaiting Confirmation
Time | 10:00 AM ET
Date | October 15, 2021
Description
On October 15, 2021, WLP hosted a discussion with Former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan Sima Samar and Former Governor of Bamyan Province Habiba Sarabi, moderated by Former UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid and WLP Founder and President Mahnaz Afkhami. The discussion focused on their experiences as women leaders and human rights advocates in Afghanistan and what can be done to support women and girls.
Speakers
Sima Samar | Former Minister of Women's Affairs in Afghanistan (2001-2002) and Former Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Habiba Sarabi | Former Minister of Women's Affairs in Afghanistan (2002-2204) and Former Governor of Bamyan Province
Moderated by
Thoraya Obaid | Former Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund and Former Under Secretary General of the United Nations
Mahnaz Afkhami | Founder and President, Women's Learning Partnership and Former Minister of Women's Affairs in Iran
