In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women, as a violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. “It also violates Afghanistan’s obligations under international human rights law, and infringes on the principle of non-discrimination, which is a core tenet…
File photo Zalmay Khalilzad, the former special representative of the United States for Afghanistan, has said that the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women workers of the United Nations is wrong. In a statement, Zalmay Khalilzad said that the ban on UN Afghan women workers would increase the hardships of Afghans, and the ban could potentially…
File photo The Taliban has stopped Afghan women workers of the United Nations from working in Afghanistan. The spokesperson of the United Nations has said in his statement that the Taliban are seeking details from the authorities on preventing women staff from working. According to the news agency, UN female staff were exempted from the…
“Our colleagues on the ground at the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members of the UN from working,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters at UN Headquarters during the regular daily briefing. “We are still looking into…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Women in Saudi Arabia have formed a group to stay healthy during Ramadan. According to foreign media, a group of women in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, exercise at different times on the streets and in other public places. According to reports, foreign women are also included in this…
The incident took place in the suburbs of the northeastern city of Mashhad in Iran, photos; Screen grab Observed: A man poured curd on the heads of two veiled women in northeastern Iran’s Mashhad. The man was also arrested along with the two women involved in the incident. The video went viral on social media….
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who threw yogurt at women shopping in a store without a hijab in Iran. According to Iranian media, the video of throwing curd on women without hijab went viral. Warrants have also been issued for both women for violating the hijab law. Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi…
“A more gender-responsive mission builds trust with the communities they serve and improves its effectiveness,” said UN Women’s Executive Director Sima Bahous at the start of the event. She also highlighted the vital role women play in today’s multifaceted peacekeeping missions and stressed the need to ensure the equal participation of women. The Fund was…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent issues that affect women and…
