Two years after the political change on 15 August 2021 -Report session on the results of the survey on the current situation of Afghan evacuees

Date: 25 August 2023 (Fri) 6:00-8:00 pm

Method: Online via Zoom Webinar

Language: Japanese and English (Abridged Translation from Japanese to English)

Themes

*Understanding the current situation in Afghanistan, particularly with regard to women's education
*Report on the results of a qualitative research conducted by Chiba University on the evacuees.
*Hearing the voices of the refugees regarding the current situation

Programme

Keynote Speech: The Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan under Taliban:
Professor Hasibullah Mowahed (former Associate Professor at Kabul University, Lecturer and Researcher at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Chiba University)
Presentation: Result of the qualitative survey on the Afghan evacuees in Japan:
Reiko Ogawa (Professor, Chiba University), Ahmad (Afghan researcher), Akbari Hourieh (Lecturer, Shirayuri University)
Speaker: Refugee status determined Afghans
Comment: Hiroki Abe (Professor, Meiji Gakuin University)
Q&A with participants
Closing remarks: Masaaki Taniai (Member of the House of Councillors)

Application

Please register in advance through the form or QR code.
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Organised by: Actions for Afghans (AFA); Chiba University, Studies on Migration and Refugees
Supported by: International Peace Research Institute (PRIME), Meiji Gakuin University; Graduate School of International Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies