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CONF.- Women and the Future of Afghanistan, London, 10 Dec. 2001<BR>
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Co-ordinator: Joan Ruddock MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA T 020 7219<BR>
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WOMEN & THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN<BR>
UN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY<BR>
Speakers include Afghan women, plus Joan Ruddock MP, Lesley Abdela, Nicola<BR>
Hemmings, Tina Micklethwait<BR>
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Monday 10 December 2001, 1-4pm<BR>
MacMillan Room, Portcullis House, Westminster<BR>
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You are invited to the above conference, which will take place on Monday 10<BR>
December (1-4pm) in the MacMillan Room, Portcullis House (the new<BR>
parliamentary building directly above Westminster tube)<BR>
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1.00 - 1.15 pm Registration<BR>
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1.15 - 1.30 pm Joan Ruddock MP<BR>
Co-ordinator UK Women's Link With Afghan Women<BR>
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1.30 - 2 pm Afghan womeN tell their life stories<BR>
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2.00 -2.30 pm Women's role post conflict<BR>
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MONICA NASHANDI<BR>
High Commissioner for the Republic of Namibia - The African Experience<BR>
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LESLEY ABDELA<BR>
Chief Executive Project Parity, women's leadership-training NGO -<BR>
Experiences in Kosovo<BR>
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2.30 - 2.45 pm Questions<BR>
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2.45 - 3.00 pm NICOLA HEMMINGS<BR>
Afghan Aid's women's projects in Afghanistan<BR>
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3.00 - 3.10 pm Questions<BR>
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3.10 - 3.25 pm The UN & the future of Afghanistan<BR>
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TINA MICKLETHWAIT - Head of UN Information Centre in the UK<BR>
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3.25 - 3.40 pm Questions<BR>
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3.40 - 4.00 pm Conclusion of conference<BR>
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Co-ordinator: Joan Ruddock MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA T 020 7219<BR>
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