NEW YORK: The UN’s lead agency for gender equality on Tuesday called on the global community to persistently advocate for change in Afghanistan, highl...
: The UN’s lead agency for gender equality on Tuesday called on the global community to persistently advocate for change in Afghanistan, highlighting the Taliban’s sweeping and unparalleled restrictions on the rights of women and girls throughout the nation, reported Xinhua.
“I urge the Taliban to reconsider and to weigh the cost of these acts for Afghanistan’s present and future,“ Bahous added.She said the agency’s work there is anchored in its fundamental relationships with women, who have described how these “misguided, cruel and ultimately self-defeating” measures have affected their lives.
Bahous called for heightened support for Afghan women, ranging from amplifying their voices and needs to financing essential services and backing their enterprises and groups.
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