taliban Flashcards
what does taliban mean
student
when taliban was in power between ________________________, all girls were banned from school and women from paid employment
1996-2001
as of 2018, fewer than 40% girls attended secondary school, according to ______data
unicef data
____________- of the rural and urban female population attended primary school
70% of urban girls
40% of rural girls
what is the new name of the ministry of women affairs
vice and virtue
when did taliban assume control over the country
15 aug
what has been the increase of girls in primary school since after western backed government
almost 0 to 2.5 million
female literary rate has doubled to ____ (unesco data)
30%
what is the number of girls in school in afghan
3.6 million of which 2.5 million go to primary school
__% in secodary school in 2018 and in 2003
2003 - 6%
2018 -40%
in 2015 ____________ uni offered a masters degree in women and gender studies
kabul university
how many afghan children are put of school and how much of this are girls
3.7 million of which 60% are girls
what % of schools are girls only
16%
taliban mandates gender segregation
according to the human rights watch what is literacy rate among teenage boys and girls
girls - 37%
boys - 66%
who is the unicef representative in afghan
salam al janabi
what is the name of the un mission tasked with assisting afghan
unama - un assistance mission in afghan
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan was founded on and headquartered in
Founded: 28 March 2002
Headquarters: Kabul, Afghanistan
what was the duration of the unama and when was it extended
20 years
Legal status: UN Security Council Resolution 2596(2021) extended UNAMA until 17 March 2022
who is the head of unama and who is its parent org
Head: Deborah Lyons
Parent organization: United Nations Security Council
Since ___________, and following a directive of the UN Secretary-General, UNAMA is an integrated mission.
2008
This means that the Special Political Mission, all UN agencies, funds and programmes, work in a multidimensional and integrated manner to better assist Afghanistan according to nationally defined priorities.
Two deputy Special Representatives (DSRSG) oversee the main pillars of the mission –
political affairs and development and humanitarian assistance
The political affairs pillar is led by
Mette Knudsen
evelopment pillar is led by
Ramiz Alakbarov
The United Nations has been involved in the region since 1946 when Afghanistan joined the ____________. Agencies such as UNICEF have been operating in Afghanistan since 1949.
General Assembly
when was human rights watch founded and where is it headquartered
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Founded: 1978
what was the the human rights watch founded as
Founded in 1978 as Helsinki Watch to monitor the Soviet Union’s adherence to the Helsinki Accords, the group subsequently expanded in size and scope. It adopted its current name in 1988. Its headquarters are in New York City.
when did the helsinki watch become the human rights watch
1988
helsinki accords
The Helsinki Final Act, also known as Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration was the document signed at the closing meeting of the third phase of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. The Helsinki Accords were primarily an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing their common acceptance of the post-World War II status quo in Europe.
They recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
Dates: 30 Jul 1975 – 1 Aug 1975
Follows: Paris Charter
UNICEF, also known as the
United Nations Children’s Fund
what is the obj of unicef and how many countries does it have presence in
the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.
where is it headquartered and who is its president
Executive Director: Catherine Russel
President: Tore Hattrem
Founded and HQ: 11 December 1946, New York, New York, United States
who is its parent organisaion
unga, also founded by unga and Ludwik Rajchman
who is the sec gen of unga
António Guterres
Former Prime Minister of Portugal
Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
