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...

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...

Afghanistan: UN committees urge Taliban to honour promises to protect women, girls

Aug 30, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 : Two UN Committees on Monday (local time) called on the Taliban to honour their pledge to protect Afghan women...

UN deplores deteriorating condition of Afghan women, girls under Taliban rule

Oct 27, 2022

The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that severe restrictions have been put in place in...

UN envoy Markus Potzel calls for Afghan girls' senior secondary education

Jul 17, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 : UN deputy special envoy for Afghanistan Markus Potzel emphasised the need for Afghan girls' senior secondary education and said...

Denying Afghan girls from education is national treason: Kabul's Envoy to UN

Sep 19, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 : As the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan completed one year on Sunday, the Charge d'Affaires of Kabul's...