UNSC calls for full participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for NGOs
UN Security Council calls on Taliban administration to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing alarm at the"increasing erosion" of human rights in the South Asian country.
In a statement agreed by consensus on Tuesday, the 15-member UNSC said the ban on women and girls attending high school and universities in Afghanistan "represents an increasing erosion for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms." UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to "terrible consequences" of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organisations.
“The ban will significantly impair, if not destroy, the capacity of these NGOs to deliver the essential services on which so many vulnerable Afghans depend," Turk said.
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