UN urges Afghanistan to protect the rights of women

The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov said Thursday the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan were "absolutely enormous" and it was important the rights of women and girls were preserved.

"More than 28 million people in Afghanistan need aid and our focus right now is to make sure that we resolve the bottlenecks so that we can address the needs as systematically as we can,” he said. On Wednesday, the United Nations said some of its “time-critical” programs have stopped temporarily in Afghanistan due to lack of female staff.RamizAlakbarov, UN Deputy Special Representative said “We do not believe that it's possible to deliver a comprehensive humanitarian action without participation of women.

And that's why it's, the statement was issued. That's why we are actively working with interlocutors on the ground to find solution to this current situation. Save the Children, Care, World Vision and the Norwegian Refugee Council have suspended their operations in Afghanistan. Alakbarov said the agency was also working to get negotiations going that would lead to women being able to go back to work and girls being able to go back to school.