Afghanistan-China Think-Tank Dialogue in Beijing

Afghanistan-China Think-Tank Dialogue in Beijing

Aziz Koshan, Senior Researcher at the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DORPS) attends a conference on Afghanistan-China Relations. The event was held on 22 October 2019, and was organized by the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing, China. See attached report for details of on key conference findings.

Press Release of 5th Volume of Women and Public Policy Journal

Press Release of 5th Volume of Women and Public Policy Journal

Press Release of the Launch of the Women and Public Policy Journal (Vol. 5) “Towards Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Fostering Regional Consensus,” co-hosted by DROPS and the German Embassy at The Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) on September 15, 2019, from 09:30-11:30am. Please see link below for remarks by Deputy Minister Idrees Zaman Deputy who delivered the keynote address in addition to other speakers including Mariam Safi, Executive Director of DROPS and H. E. Peter Prugel, German Ambassador to Afghanistan. Press Release of Vol. of WPPJ 2019

Mariam Safi, DROPS Director, briefs the UN General Assembly Side Meeting 25 Sept 2019

Mariam Safi, DROPS Director, briefs the UN General Assembly Side Meeting 25 Sept 2019

MARIAM SAFI, Executive Director of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies, provided her remarks at the UNGA 74 Side Event on “Advancing Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peace to Resolve Conflict and Build Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan.” Please click on the link below for access to Ms. Safi’s speech. Mariam Safi DROPS UNGA Remarks-25 Sept 2019

5th Vol. WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY JOURNAL

5th Vol. WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY JOURNAL

The 5th volume of the Women and Public Policy Journal includes 11 articles by Afghan women researchers, academics, and practitioners titled “Towards Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Fostering Regional Consensus.” This year’s journal evaluates the regional dynamics of security and provides insights on the challenges, opportunities and offers policy recommendations for the Afghan government, regional and international partners and allies on the potentials that exists for building a regional security consensus towards Afghanistan. The articles in the journal have been peer-reviewed by experts, Dr. M. Nazif Shahrani and Dr. M. Bashir Mobasher.