EU Slams Taliban Decision To Bar Women From Working In UN

2023-04-07 07:06:16

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, April 7 (KUNA) -- The European Union (EU) Friday condemned the decision by Taliban to ban Afghan women from working for the UN and its agencies, funds and programmes.
"This new discriminatory Taliban decision further aggravates the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and constitutes a violation of international Human Rights Law," said EU High Representative Josep Borrell in a statement.
The EU called on the Taliban "to reverse these bans immediately and to ensure women and girlsآ' equal access to education and to all social, economic and public spheres of life."
The 27-member bloc reaffirmed its commitment to staying engaged and delivering assistance for the benefit of the Afghan population.
It urged the Taliban to allow women to equally and meaningfully participate in aid and services delivery, so that women can engage fully and actively in the society, as well as remain beneficiaries of aid. (end)
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