The United Nations called on the Taliban authorities on Sunday to lift its ban on Afghan women working in its offices, saying the restriction puts \u201clife-saving services\u201d at risk.<\/p>\n
Since the Taliban regained power in 2021, Afghan women have been barred from doing most jobs, visiting parks and beauty salons, and attending school beyond the age of 12.<\/p>\n
In September, the Taliban authorities began prohibiting women staff members from entering UN offices.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call for the ban on Afghan women staff and contractors from entering United Nations premises to be reversed, and for their safe access to offices and the field,\u201d Susan Ferguson, the special representative of the UN\u2019s women\u2019s agency in Afghanistan, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe longer these restrictions remain in place, the greater the risk to these life-saving services,\u201d Ferguson said, adding that they violated the UN\u2019s principles of human rights and equality.<\/p>\n
The statement did not say how many staff were affected, but UN sources indicated that several hundred women were facing the ban.<\/p>\n
Staff have been working remotely for the past three months, notably assisting the victims of deadly earthquakes and Afghan migrants deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, Ferguson said.<\/p>\n
Describing their work as \u201cindispensable\u201d, she said: \u201cOnly through their presence can we reach women and girls safely and provide culturally appropriate assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Taliban authorities did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.<\/p>\n
In September, the UN\u2019s refugee agency suspended cash aid to returned Afghan migrants, citing the impossibility of interviewing and collecting information on more than 50 per cent of returnees who were women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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