All posts tagged "Women"

UN expert calls for comprehensive, rights-focused action plan for Afghanistan

IEA’s restrictions on girls’ education cannot be called Islamic: Khalilzad

Khalilzad said in a post on X that the current IEA leadership has “sadly turned Afghanistan into the only country in the entire world where female...

Deputy UN chief stresses on ‘collective action and solidarity’ to support Afghan women

Afghan women and girls face devastating mental health crisis: US envoy

UN says it will continue to engage with IEA

Addressing a news conference, Dujarric called on the Islamic Emirate to open more avenues for diplomatic engagement.

Religious scholars ‘researching’ girls’ education: minister

Nadeem stated that if anyone has evidence that girls’ education in this way is permissible according to Hanafi jurisprudence, they can share it with the authorities.

IEA says UNAMA has disrespected Islamic rules in its latest human rights report

According to the report, the Islamic Emirate has flogged 179 people, including 28 women, in public during this period.

Afghan women should have hope for the future: French president

Macron, however, told RFE/RL that the Afghan people are resilient and women and girls should have hope for the future.

A third of women in Afghanistan give birth outside a health facility: UNICEF

Just over 67 percent of births are attended by a skilled health professional, UNICEF said.

UN report claims Afghanistan’s morality police are violating human rights

According to the report, the ministry has enforced decrees that have a disproportionate impact on women and girls, like dress codes, segregated education and employment, and...

UN’s DiCarlo says trust and honesty needed by all parties for Afghanistan to move forward

“Human rights and especially the rights of women and girls , and inclusion of all members of society will continue to be an integral part of...

UN: Afghanistan is one of seven countries that has no women in its cabinet

The United Nations said women have participated in diplomacy for centuries, but their contribution has often been overlooked.

UN Women call for global action ‘to end restrictions on Afghan women’

According to the report almost all other women have spoken of not having a choice and losing their authority and influence

Women’s rights in Afghanistan not negotiable: rights groups

Three members of one family killed by unknown people in Farah province

McCaul stresses pressuring IEA to lift bans on Afghan women and girls

200 booths at Kabul expo showcase women’s products

US report cites ‘significant deterioration’ in Afghan women’s rights last year

Female government employees not fired, still getting salaries

Majority of Afghans with mental disorders are women: officials