World News | Security Council must remain united in the face of Taliban violations of women’s rights, says UN aide

New York [US]Jan. 14 (ANI): A senior United Nations aide in Afghanistan has called for a unified response after Taliban policies violated the human rights of Afghan women and girls.

UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva addressed the Security Council in a closed session on Friday, UN News reported. Otunbayeva said the UN Security Council must unite against policies targeting Afghan women and girls.

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“The Special Representative also outlined the potential negative impact of such decisions, including the most immediate impact on the delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghans in dire need. She stressed the need for the Council to stand united in the face of these decisions,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, at a news conference on Friday.

Roza Otunbayeva reiterated to ambassadors in a private meeting that the Taliban’s decisions, including barring girls from high school, preventing women from attending university and banning them from humanitarian work, were “gross violations of fundamental rights”.

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United Nations spokesman Dujarric told reporters at a briefing in New York that the Taliban, after taking over Afghanistan nationwide, had made “contradictory assurances” about the role women would play under the country’s fundamentalist rule.

“The Special Representative also outlined the potential negative impact of such decisions, including the most immediate impact on the delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghans in dire need,” Dujarric said. unanimous.”

After the Taliban banned women from working for NGOs or other aid sectors last month, some NGOs suspended their lifesaving operations, claiming that aid distribution and staff operations would not be possible without the participation of local women.

Several countries have urged the Taliban to “immediately withdraw all oppressive measures against women and girls” and to abide by commitments made to the Security Council. (Arnie)

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