OIC expresses ‘Grave Concerns’ on Afghan Female UN Workers Ban

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the interim Afghan government to revisit its decision regarding barring Afghan female staff of the UN agencies in Afghanistan from working.

He also expressed “grave concerns” over the ban, saying that the new “edict will intensify the successive restrictive measures imposed on women and girls, including banning them from governmental organizations.” OIC said in a statement on Thursday.

The ban has faced continued reactions by many world countries and international organizations.

The ban, the General Secretariat indicated, is a counter-productive decision with potentially consequential ramifications not just for Afghan women, but more significantly for UN humanitarian operations across the country.

The General Secretariat calls on de facto authorities to revisit this unacceptable decision and allow Afghans, both men and women, to partake in the reconstruction of their country after decades of violent conflict and socio-economic vulnerability.

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