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The Largest Gathering in Solidarity with the Women and Girls of Afghanistan

Organized by DEFAW

15 August 2026

3PM – 6PM

UN Headquarters, Geneva

For five years, the women and girls of Afghanistan have lived in silence, pain, and darkness — while the world stayed silent.

On 15 August 2026, we come together at the United Nations in Geneva for the largest gathering of solidarity ever held for the women and girls of Afghanistan — to stand beside every woman and girl who has been silenced, and to show the world that humanity still has a conscience.

This is our moment. Be part of it.

Register your attendance