KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations says some “time-critical” programmes in Afghanistan have been suspended in the wake of the Islamic Emirate’s ban on women aid workers.
Other activities would also be halted following the latest restrictions on women, a senior UN diplomat and representatives of aid groups warned on Wednesday.
in a joint statement, UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, heads of important UN agencies and global aid groups urged the caretaker government to lift the ban on women working in the humanitarian sector.
They also asked the IEA to overturn “all directives barring women from schools . . .
