A ban on Afghan female UN workers could pose major challenges to continued UN operations in Afghanistan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK/KABUL - The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signalled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.
Two UN sources told Reuters that concerns over enforcement had prompted the organisation to ask all staff - male and female - not to come to work for 48 hours. Friday and Saturday are normally weekend days in Afghanistan, meaning UN staff would not return until Sunday at the earliest. “Female staff members are essential for the United Nations to deliver life-saving assistance,” he said, adding that some 23 million people - more than half Afghanistan’s population - need humanitarian aid.
Since toppling the Western-backed government in Kabul, the Taliban have tightened controls over women’s access to public life, including barring women from university and closing most girls’ high schools.
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