Afghanistan is a country with a 5000 years old history and has experienced various civilizations; and because of its good geographical location it has been at the crossroad of trade routs in the region. Afghanistan has had unique and good characteristics in the world; and when there was peace in the country, it was a good place for tourists and researchers. Unfortunately, during three decades of long conflicts, Afghanistan lost many things and its unique culture was damaged badly. Respect to women and their rights was one of the main aspects of religious and cultural characteristics of people of Afghanistan, which has been damaged in recent years…

UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women’s human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas: