Training in Afghanistan : Formation en Afghanistan : inclure les femmes

Clerk of the Committee: Adam Thompson 1 ORDER OF REFERENCE Extract of the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, November 3, 2010: The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Segal: That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on the role that the Government of Canada may play in supporting the promotion and protection of women's [...] Thus, while universal values must provide the framework for the international community’s overall approach in Afghanistan, as Carla Koppell of the Hunt Alternatives Fund told the Committee, there is “a real opportunity to let those who are local frame the 3 issue.” The Committee acknowledges that striking the right balance between respect for the local context and adherence to international human [...] The critical task now is for the international community to work with Afghans to prevent the erosion of such rights and create the space in which Afghan women and women’s rights advocates feel safe to conduct and further their work. [...] This support is demonstrated by the series of development and financing commitments undertaken by both the Government of Afghanistan and the international community, beginning with the Bonn Agreement and continuing through the most recent conference in Kabul in July 2010. [...] To build on these commitments, Canada should make the advancement of women’s rights a fundamental and active element of its strategy for Afghanistan post-2011, in addition to the four priorities already outlined by the Government of Canada: children and youth; security, the rule of law and human rights; regional diplomacy; and, humanitarian assistance.