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Gender Apartheid Must Be Recognised as a Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say
The experts warned that in Afghanistan, Taliban edicts, policies and practices constitute an institutionalised system of discrimination, oppression and domination of women and girls,...
Afghanistan
Drastic Erosion of Women’s Rights in Taliban Ruled Afghanistan Continues
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Aid Cutbacks, Taliban Abuses Imperil Health
The loss of foreign assistance has severely harmed Afghanistan’s healthcare system and exacerbated malnutrition and illnesses resulting from inadequate medical care. In addition, Taliban...
Afghanistan
Restrictions on Afghan Women Continue Unabated: UN report
Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter...
Afghanistan
How Afghan Women Connect and Learn in the Face of Taliban Restrictions
Social media has become a lifeline for many women and girls in Afghanistan but not all can afford it.
The prevalence of social media usage...
Afghanistan
Crafting a New Livelihood in Afghanistan
Wire weaving to make Gabion Boxes leads one Afghan woman to improve her family's economic situation -- Fatema could find little work after her...
Afghanistan
Taliban Feels Women at Risk are Safer Behind Bars
UNAMA's report says that, there was a "lack of clear delineation of responsibilities" with regard to gender-based-violence complaints.
Afghan officials have, for the first...
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UNDP Calls for Unfreezing Afghan Assets as Taliban Have Reversed Gains of Past Decade
In its latest report on Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the UNDP says that ten years of Afghan economic growth have been reversed in just...
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GEF Initiative to Curb Toxic Impacts of Agriculture in Seven Countries, Including India
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Thailand’s ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Myanmar Faces Pushback
Human rights activists and humanitarian workers on the Thai-Myanmar border remain highly sceptical of the initiative, denouncing it as...
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The Power of Youth: In Vanuatu, Young Red Cross Volunteers Keep the Water Flowing
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