The UN has said that it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling it an “unparalleled” violation of women’s rights.
The statement on Wednesday came a day after the UN said it had been informed by Afghanistan’s governing Taliban that Afghan women would no longer be allowed to work for the world body. That announcement came after the UN mission in the country expressed concern that its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in eastern Nangarhar province. Women Morgan Wallen Shirts
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded that the ban be “immediately revoked”.
“This is a violation of the inalienable fundamental human rights of women,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on behalf of Guterres on Wednesday.
The Taliban have not commented publicly on the ban or released a statement.
The UN statement said several UN national female personnel have already experienced restrictions on their movements, including harassment, intimidation and detention.
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