INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Canada&s foreign affairs department said on Saturday it is &extremely disappointed& over the exclusion of non-IEA Afghans from participating
in the main sessions of the third UN-led Doha meeting on Afghanistan.Canada has clearly expressed for weeks & both privately and in concert
with other governments & its grave disappointment about the absence of civil society from Doha III,& it said in a statement.The statement
emphasized that the &full, equal and meaningful participation& of Afghan women in the Doha meeting process is not only a core tenet of the
Women, Peace, and Security agenda, but fundamental to achieving a peaceful, stable, and inclusive Afghanistan.None of the goals that Afghans
are seeking to achieve are possible without the full participation of women,& the statement added.The statement also stressed the importance
of appointing a UN special envoy for Afghanistan to &spearhead the implementation of the roadmap outlined in the UN Special Coordinator&s
2023 report and UN Security Council Resolution 2721.Canada reiterated its call for the IEA to honor Afghanistan&s international human rights
obligations and lift restrictive measures on women and girls.This comes as IEA has said that women&s rights is an internal issue which
should not be discussed in international meetings
The Islamic Emirate has also repeatedly said women&s rights are upheld in accordance with Sharia law
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