UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing

Aug 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 : UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools...

Rights of Afghan women, girls 'under attack', says UN

Jan 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 13 : The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised concerns over the situation of women and...

'International community has betrayed Afghan women': UN special rapporteur

Sep 23, 2023

Amid the worsening women's rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that women and girls in Afghanistan have...

EU, US 'deeply worried about Afghan women and girls'

Aug 18, 2021

Washington DC [US], August 18 : US, European Union and several other countries, in a joint statement, expressed deep concern over the situation regarding...

US special envoy calls humanitarian situation in Afghanistan "a great tragedy"

Aug 27, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 : Rina Amiri, the US special representative for Afghan girls, women and human rights, has described the humanitarian situation in...

UN women's division urges international community to stand with Afghan girls and women

Dec 17, 2023

The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported....