UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security.
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most complex emergencies and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Afghan people are grappling with the impact of conflict, poverty, economic decline, and natural disasters. In this context, Afghan women and girls face unique vulnerabilities and require urgent support as gender inequality is interwoven with conflict dynamics and humanitarian needs. It is essential that Afghan women and girls can continue to shape the development of their country, and that their gains are protected. UN Women remains fully committed to supporting Afghan women and girls and to putting them at the center of the global response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women’s programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic, and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has four key programme priorities: (1) Gender in Humanitarian Action, (2) Ending Violence Against Women, (3) Women’s Economic Empowerment, and (4) Women, Peace, and Security. UN Women Afghanistan operates through its main office in Kabul and five sub-offices located in the provinces of Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar, and Nangarhar.
Following the Taliban takeover on August 2021, the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) programmatic pillar was reconfigured to focus largely on ensuring accountability to the normative framework on women’s rights through leveraging strategic partnerships with UN entities, especially UNAMA, amplifying voices of Afghan women to inform policy’ targeting programming to provide protection to women human right defenders and investing in knowledge management through designing and managing innovative ways of evidence and data generation in Afghanistan’s operational context.
Under the overall guidance of the Special Representative, and reporting directly to the Deputy Country Representative, the Programme Manager will be responsible for leading, planning, implementing, and managing UN Women’s WPS portfolio and team in the country. She/he will work in close collaboration with the UN Women programme and operations team in Afghanistan, and relevant UN Women staff in the Regional Office (Bangkok) and HQ (New York), as well as other key stakeholders – including UN partners, civil society and international partners – to ensure successful implementation and achievement of the WPS agenda and planned results.
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