Championing human rights for all Afghan women and girls

Draft Agenda

15:00                   Welcome by H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United Nations in New York

15:10                   Setting the scene/context by Amnesty International

15:20                   Keynote address by Ms. Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management

15:30                   Panel discussion: Impact of the Taliban’s edicts on the lives and work of women and girls in Afghanistan and recommendations for how the international community can support them, moderated by Amnesty International

·       Ms. Lima Anwari

·       Ms. Negina Yari

·       Others

16:00                   Discussion/interventions

16:25                   Closing remarks and ways forward by moderator