The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan has asked Afghan personnel to stay at home and not come to work after the Taliban banned women from working for the organization. It has been reported Reuters. UN staff have been asked not to come to work until 5 May.
The UN said last week that the Taliban has banned Afghan women from working for the global organization. The Taliban did not comment on the order. The ban does not apply to foreign women working in Afghanistan under the auspices of the UN, but it significantly complicates the organization’s activities in that country.
Former UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths declaration During the briefing, during a meeting with Taliban leaders, their representatives repeatedly stated that in Afghanistan “there will be a place for women to work in society”.
In January, new Afghan authorities in your name Western sanctions are the reason why the situation regarding women’s rights in the country has not improved.
In December 2022, classes for girls were suspended at universities in Afghanistan. The presence of women in universities, including teachers, was banned. Women were also banned from working in national and international non-governmental organizations.