By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, April 28, 2023
The U.N. Security Council’s demand to lift the restriction on women working for the U.N. in Afghanistan was denied Friday by the Taliban’s Ministry of foreign affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, “The decision to restrict Afghan women from working with the U.N. in Afghanistan is an internal social matter of Afghanistan that does not impact outside states,” the statement said.
On Thursday, the United Arab Emirates and Japan jointly sponsored a resolution to the U.N. Security Council in New York that unanimously condemned the Taliban’s ban on women working for the United Nations.
The Security Council urged the Taliban officials to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on women’s and girls’ rights.
According to UAE U.N. Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, more than 90 countries, including those “from Afghanistan’s immediate neighbourhood, the Muslim world, and all corners of the earth,” co-sponsored the resolution.
The world would not watch in silence while women in Afghanistan are marginalized from society, she said the council, adding that the resolution sent out unambiguous messages.
Since assuming power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have enacted several laws restricting women’s rights. They have, therefore, limited women’s access to public spaces, education, and jobs.
https://www.khaama.com/foreign-ministry-of-afghanistan-denies-the-un-security-councils-call-to-lift-restriction-on-women/
