{"id":14026,"date":"2023-04-06T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=14026"},"modified":"2023-04-06T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:37:30","slug":"unsc-to-meet-over-ban-on-women-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2023\/04\/unsc-to-meet-over-ban-on-women-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"UNSC to meet over ban on women in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KABUL (SW) &#8211;\u00a0Linda Thomas, the representative of the US in the UN, has said that the UN Security Council will hold a meeting regarding the decision of the Islamic Emirate to prevent women from working in the offices of the United Nations in Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The representative of the United States in the United Nations has tweeted that women are an integral part of humanitarian operations, including in Afghanistan, where they provide vital assistance to the most vulnerable people. &#8220;The UN Security Council will meet tomorrow to discuss the Islamic Emirate&#8217;s despicable decision to ban women from working with the UN.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier,\u00a0UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a ban by Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban authorities on Afghan women working for the United Nations, calling it \u201can intolerable violation of the most basic human rights\u201d that should be immediately revoked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"regular-article-layout__container__3KL1R\">\n<div class=\"regular-article-layout__content-container__2ZqUv\">\n<p>The United Nations has told some 3,300 Afghan staff \u2013 of which about 400 are female \u2013 not to report to their offices until further notice for security reasons. Some 600 international staff in the country are not affected by the ban, reported Reuters.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article__container__2MUeZ\">\n<div class=\"article__main__33WV2\">\n<div class=\"article__content__6hMn9\">\n<div class=\"article-body__container__3ypuX article-body__over-6-para__1Ov64\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content__17Yit paywall-article\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">\u201cBanning Afghan women from working with the U.N. in Afghanistan is an intolerable violation of the most basic human rights,\u201d Guterres posted on Twitter. \u201cI call on the Taliban to immediately revoke this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">The U.N. Security Council is due to discuss the situation behind closed doors on Friday, diplomats said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Taliban administration spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment. The administration, which seized power as U.S.-led forces withdrew, says it respects women\u2019s rights in line with its strict interpretation of Islamic law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Top U.N. officials in Kabul met with the Acting Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi on Wednesday after the Taliban authorities signaled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">ENDS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL (SW) &#8211;\u00a0Linda Thomas, the representative of the US in the UN, has said that the UN Security Council will hold a meeting regarding the decision of the Islamic Emirate to prevent women from working in the offices of the United Nations in Afghanistan. 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