Dr. Ramiz AlakbarovThe United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, said that amid severe funding shortages, the move would “further undermines the humanitarian partners’ ability to assist peopleespecially the most vulnerable like women and girls”.
“The world cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan in this uncertain time,” emphasized Dr. Alakbarov, before urging the international community “does not punish the Afghan people further by withholding significant funding”.
Many top UN officialsstarts with Secretary General António Guterres, condemned the Taliban’s latest decision. On Wednesday, the UN deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed, pledged UN leadership to continue working with Taliban representatives to resolve the situation.
grim precedent
in one announced on WednesdayUnited Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) indicates special representative Roza Otunbayevahas engaged the authorities at the highest possible level, as well as other Member States, the donor community and humanitarian partners, to reverse the latest Taliban decree.
“In the history of the United Nations, No other regime has ever tried to ban women from working for the Foundation just because they are women. This decision represents an assault on women, the fundamental principles of the United Nations and international law,” Otunbayeva said.
Biggest Aid Activity
With a record 28.3 million people in need by 2023 and a $4.6 billion humanitarian appeal, Afghanistan is the world’s largest aid operation. It is also the UN’s lowest-funded activity globally, at less than 5%.
“While we continue to work with the actual Taliban authorities to find a solution to these decrees, We urge the international community not to punish the Afghan people further by withholding important funding,” said the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Kabul.
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan, briefs journalists at a press conference on the situation in Afghanistan.
“Turn dreams into reality stay on the ground providing lifesaving support for millions of people, and national and international NGOs have continued to implement programs over the past three months, despite very difficult circumstances.
Hold the lifeline
Dr Alakbarov said: “People have suffered so much, it would be unconscionable to inflict further harm on them by depriving them of an essential humanitarian lifeline.
Over the past twenty months, Taliban leaders have enacted a series of increasingly restrictive measures targeting women and girls in order to limit their participation in all aspects of social, economic and social life. economic and political.
Human rights experts demand Taliban reverse course
A large group of independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Thursday demanded the immediate repeal of the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations.
They describe it as unlawful discrimination and a direct attack on women, “and completely contrary to the core values and principles” of the United Nations Charter and the United Nations Charter. . Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man (UDHR).
All Afghan lives are at risk
They warned the latest ban would further hamper the delivery of vital assistance to millions of Afghans in urgent need of assistance, with women and girls hardest hit.
“By continuing to target, exclude and isolate women and girls in Afghan society and deny women working in many professions in Afghanistan, the Taliban are endanger the lives of all Afghans and jeopardize the future of the country.” Dong Nhan Quyen Association-the appointed experts said.
“Taliban once again shows disregard for women’s rights and their happinessand the extent to which they will proceed to exclude women from all spheres of public life and deprive them of their rights and dignity”.
Lift the ban immediately
“Targeting women and girls in Afghanistan and denying them their basic rights because they are women raised concerns about gender repressionOne Crime against humanityand those responsible must be held accountable,” they said.
“We call in fact government to right away lifting the bans on women working with national and international NGOs and the United Nations,” their joint statement concluded.
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