US EditionUN calls for lifting of workplace ban on its local women aid workers in Afghanistan
The UN warns that barring female aid workers disrupts essential services for over 23 million Afghans, risking relief efforts after a deadly earthquake and ongoing crises.
- The United Nations halted aid efforts for Afghans who have been forced to leave neighboring countries following the Taliban’s prohibition on female local staff working this week.
- This suspension comes in the wake of the Taliban's escalating limitations on women's work since their 2021 takeover, which have included prohibitions on female students attending secondary schools and universities.
- The Taliban positioned security personnel at UN facilities, barring Afghan women employees from accessing the premises, which endangers humanitarian aid efforts for earthquake survivors and other vulnerable groups in Afghanistan.
- The UN has launched an urgent fundraising effort seeking $140 million, highlighting that specific measures have allowed it to provide vital aid throughout Afghanistan in a manner that respects cultural norms and principles, prioritizing support delivered by women to women.
- The restrictions jeopardize humanitarian access amid Afghanistan’s struggles with earthquake fallout, refugee returns, and drought, raising concerns over discrimination against women impacting donor support.
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UN calls for lifting of workplace ban on its local women aid workers in Afghanistan
The United Nations called on Thursday for the Taliban administration in Afghanistan to lift restrictions on its local female staff coming to work, warning that aid for earthquake victims and other vulnerable Afghans is at risk.
UNHCR halts cash distribution for Afghan returnees due to ban on women working
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that it has suspended its activities at encashment centers for returnees across Afghanistan due to the Islamic Emirate’s ban on women working. “The decision was taken for operational reasons, as it is not possible to interview and collect information for the 52 per cent of returnee women, without female staff,” UNHCR said in a statement on Thursday. “We are in constructive d…
"On September 9, following the instructions of the real authorities (talibás, editor's note) prohibiting female workers from working, UNHCR was obliged to suspend its activities in financial aid distribution centres throughout Afghanistan," reported the United Nations agency. "The decision was taken for operational reasons, since it is impossible, without female staff, to interview and collect information on 52% of migrants who return to the cou…
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