UNIFEM is supporting women's leadership in the peace-building and reconstruction process, enabling women to voice their needs and create a common vision for the future. A women's consultation in Brussels in December 2001, organized by UNIFEM in partnership with the Government of Belgium, brought together 40 Afghan women from both Afghanistan and the diaspora along with donors and United Nations organizations working in Afghanistan.
Su labor se centra en proporcionar asistencia a las mujeres en situaciones de conflicto, apoyar su participación en los procesos de paz y lograr que se tenga en cuenta la cuestión de género en los procesos electorales, constitucionales, legislativos y judiciales.