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Media enquiries and Interviews
During the GCA BAAGs Media Consultant Jemini Pandya worked with the Civil Society delegation on media activties ranging from workshops, press releases and interviews. As a result the views and voices of Afghan civil society reached a global news base via 24 interviews on broadcast and print media. Below is our media bank, catergorised by language, which we invite you to explore and learn about civil society's views and voices in Afghanistan.
Interviews
BBC - Bost Civil Society Organisation (At 49mins) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172w1fvzzp44cf
BBC - Bost Civil Society Organisation (At 15 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172w1fvzzp4cvp
Afghan Conference seeks solidarity for reform - Aljazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/afghan-conference-seeks-solidarity-reforms-181128072453541.html
Briefing with Afghan Civil Society - UN https://acanu.ch/2018/11/26/briefing-with-afghan-civil-society/
Articles
English
1) https://www.dawn.com/news/1448094
2) http://gulftoday.ae/portal/5cb23bf5-9a05-42df-b593-b4e67634b863.aspx
4) http://www.arabnews.com/node/1411766/world
5) https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/desperate-parents-forced-to-marry-off-children-for-money-18282751
6) https://menafn.com/1097755935/Afghanistan-Drought-conflict-driving-Afghans-to-marry-off-children-UN
French
1) https://www.letemps.ch/monde/lafghanistan-un-point-rupture-0
3) https://www.lematin.ch/monde/70-enfants-vendus-raison-secheresse/story/10333293
8) https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/11/27/la-secheresse-pousse-des-afghans-a-vendre-leurs-enfant
9) https://www.msn.com/fr-ch/actualite/other/pauvreté-extrême-ils-vendent-leurs-enfants/ar-BBQ81UQ
13) http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/monde/story/pauvrete-extreme-ils-vendent-leurs-enfants-18116603
Scandinavia/German
4) https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Afghanistan-wirbt-fuer-neue-Investoren-article20743265.html
6) https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/international/uno-sieht-fortschritte-in-afghanistan;art46446,1141637
7) https://www.dw.com/de/afghanistan-vor-dem-zusammenbruch/a-46472821
8) https://www.tt.com/ticker/14985492/afghanistan-aktivistin-wir-brauchen-frieden-in-gerechtigkeit
Portuguese and Brazilian
1) https://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/mundo/2018-11-27-Seca-leva-alguns-afegaos-a-venderem-os-filhos
4) https://istoe.com.br/onu-denuncia-que-seca-tem-levado-afegaos-a-vender-seus-filhos/
6) https://zap.aeiou.pt/seca-afegaos-vender-filhas-comprar-comida-228594
Spanish
3) https://www.lajornadamaya.mx/2018-11-27/Sequia-lleva-a-padres-a--vender--a-sus-hijas-en-Afganistan
5) http://www.zocalo.com.mx/new_site/articulo/sequia-lleva-a-padres-a-vender-a-sus-hijas-en-afganistan
For Media enquiries and interview requests regarding the Afghan Civil Society Delegation please contact Thomas, Project Coordinator at BAAG, on +44 (0) 20 7633 4979 or thomas.ohare@baag.org.uk
For information on the Geneva Conference, programme and venue, see https://unama.unmissions.org/geneva-conference-afghanistan