KABUL (Pajhwok): UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has termed ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan as one of the gravest challenge of the time.
Addressing a session of UN Commission on Population and Development Mohammed began by highlighting the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, who have been banned from high school and university, calling this "one of the gravest educational challenges of our time.
She underlined how education is a crucial long-term investment for a sustainable future, for people and the planet.
Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out . . .
