The Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations has said that Afghanistan will be a member of this commission from 2021 to 2025.
This agency wrote on its Twitter page: "The Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations is pleased to announce the historic victory of Afghanistan in the elections of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations for the period 2021-2025. Since Afghanistan became a member of the United Nations, this is the first time Afghanistan is getting the membership of this important commission".
The presidency of Afghanistan has called the country's membership in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women a historic event.
Sediq Seddiqi, the spokesperson of the presidency, said that now Afghan women play an important role in changing the future of this country, and with a strong will, they use every opportunity at the global level to defend women's rights.
The Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan has said that Afghanistan's victory in becoming a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women with high votes in the elections shows the effectiveness of the women of this country and their expressive voice in the global movement for gender equality at the historic stage of the peace talks.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations is an active commission and intergovernmental body that works specifically in the field of gender equality and women's empowerment.
45 member countries of the United Nations, which are elected through the Economic and Social Council of this organization, are members of this commission.
Mahshid Yousufi
