Women should be included in future of Afghanistan: UN

Jul 08, 2023

As Afghan women continue to live miserable lives under Taliban rule, the United Nations (UN) UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasized that women...

UN expresses deep concern about well-being of 'disappeared' women activists

Feb 06, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 6 : The UN top envoy in Afghanistan on Sunday expressed deep concern about the well-being of "disappeared" women activists.

'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...

Unity in Security Council essential in face of Taliban violations of women's rights, says UN aide

Jan 14, 2023

On Friday, the UN's Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva addressed the Security Council in a private session, UN News reported. Otunbayeva said the...

Systematic discrimination against women in Afghanistan, UN report highlights

Jun 17, 2023

"One of the most illustrative examples of the systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan today is the relentless issuance of edicts, decrees,...

Global outrage over fate of missing Afghan women activists: UN

Feb 10, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 : The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Wednesday and expressed concern over the...