After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, women have been deprived of many of their basic rights. After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, women have been deprived of many of their basic rights. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the eve of International Women’s Day, leading women’s rights campaigners at the United Nations and the African Union and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticized male-dominated governments Tuesday for excluding women from peace negotiations. They complained that governments are ignoring a U.N. resolution adopted in 2000 demanding equal participation for women in talks to end conflicts. Gbowee called for women peace activists to be part of all peace missions, calling them “custodians of their communities.”“We will continue to search for peace in vain in our world unless we bring women to the table,” she warned.

Source: Ethiopian News March 08, 2023 05:02 UTC