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UN OCHA STATEMENT: UN condemns reported ban on women working for NGOs and International Organizations
KABUL - The United Nations is profoundly concerned by reports that the Taliban de facto authorities today issued an order barring all female employees of national and international organizations from going to work with…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General – on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by news reports that the Taliban have suspended access to universities to women and girls. The Secretary-General reiterates that the denial of education not only violates the…
Statement of UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA Roza Otunbayeva - on Taliban banning women from universities
NEW YORK - I am very saddened by the news that was widely reported this morning that the Taliban Minister of Higher Education has banned women from attending universities. This is detrimental for women but also for…
Security Council press statement on attack against educational centre in Kabul
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the horrendous terrorist attack against the Kaaj Educational Centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul, Afghanistan, on 30 September 2022. The…
Statement by the Secretary-General – on the earthquake in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - I was saddened to hear of the tragic loss of life caused by the earthquake which struck Afghanistan earlier today local time near the city of Khost. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed and injured, and…
Press statement of the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern regarding the increasing erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban, including…
UNAMA statement on the hijab directive by Taliban authorities
KABUL - UNAMA is deeply concerned with today’s announcement by the Taliban de facto authorities that all women must cover their faces in public, that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity, and that…
Statement by Friends of Afghan Women Ambassadors’ Group on World Press Freedom Day
KABUL - On World Press Freedom Day this year, we recognise that everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This right includes freedom to hold…
UNAMA statement on deadly attack in a Mosque in Kabul
KABUL – The United Nations in Afghanistan condemns in the strongest terms today’s deadly attack in a Sufi Mosque in the Darulaman area of Kabul, which reportedly resulted in scores dead and wounded. Today’s attack on the…
Security Council press statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the horrendous terrorist attack against the Abdul Rahim-e Shahid High School and Mumtaz Education Centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul…