BIDEN PRESIDENCY: THE AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS THROUGH A GENDERED LENS
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Events Organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute
Webinar: BIDEN PRESIDENCY: THE AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS THROUGH A GENDERED LENS
For immediate release, 27th Nov’20.
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute hosted a webinar titled “Biden Presidency: the Afghan Peace Process through a Gendered Lens” on 27th November 2020 at 7pm. The webinar is the first in Pakistan to host a discussion on the Gendered perspective of the ongoing Afghan Peace Process.
IPRI featured a distinguished panel of female policy practitioners from the direct stakeholders of the peace process. The panel included Fawzia Koofi, member of the Afghan government’s negotiating team in intra-Afghan dialogue, Robin Raphel, Former Ambassador and Senior Associate at CSIS, D.C Washington, Shinkai Karokhail, Afghan parliamentarian, and Riffat Masood, Former Pakistan Ambassador.
Fawzia Koofi considered the ongoing Afghan Peace Process to be significant given that issues such as women rights will be negotiated for a future Afghanistan polity for the first time. Member of the parliament and Human Rights Activists belived that the upcoming Biden administration provides an ideal opportunity for women empowerment in Afghanistan by playing a key role in ongoing reconciliation initiatives. In similar vein, Former Ambassador Robin Raphel contented that the administration will focus on America remaining generous towards developing countries such as Afghanistan which has a bearing on women’s rights. Pakistani Former Ambassador deliberated that the Intra-Afghan dialogue process is an opportunity for Afghanistan to open avenues for women as they are well versed with community dynamics as well as open up channels for dialogue between Kabul and Islamabad.