UN Security Council denounces Taliban bans against women
The United Nation Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.
The 15-member Council expressed deep concern in a statement that the Taliban have suspended access to universities for women and girls.
It denounced the suspension of schools beyond the sixth grade for Afghan girls and demanded the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan.
The UN Council urged the Taliban to reopen schools and swiftly reverse the policies and practices, which 'represents an increasing erosion' of the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Expressing profound concern regarding reports that the Taliban have banned female employees of NGOs and global organizations from going to work, the UN Council said it would have a significant and immediate effect on humanitarian operations in the country.
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths in his briefing to the Council previous week painted a bleak picture of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Martin Griffiths said that 97 Percent of Afghans live in poverty and 20 million people face acute hunger.
The Taliban have failed to live up to their pledges to the global community.
Women and girls have been deprived of their rights, including the right to education, and disappeared from the public since the Taliban returned to power on Aug. 15, 2021, as officials from the US-backed Kabul administration fled the country and foreign forces withdrew.
Girls have been prevented from attending middle and high school. Many women have demanded their rights be reinstated by taking to the streets, protesting and organizing campaigns.
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