"Living free from the threat of armed violence is a basic human need."

- Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development.

Afghanistan: 15-year-old Torpaikai, left, farewells Mahtab Malikzai, deputy manager at the Legal and Help Center in Jalalabad, which is supported by the UNDP Institutional Capacity Building for Gender Equality.

Photo: Farzana Wahidy/UNDP