Humanitarian aid delivery to Afghanistan may not continue if the ban on women workers of local and foreign aid groups is not lifted, warns a senior UN official. Martin Griffiths, the head of the UN’s Office for the…
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 experts have called on the Taliban to immediately stop public floggings and all forms of torturous, cruel and degrading forms of punishments. In a joint statement issued on Friday, the experts said: “Since November 18, 2022, the…
The UN General Assembly has once again denied giving seat to Afghanistan caretaker government in the world’s body. The general assembly also rejected attempts by Myanmar’s military junta and Libya’s rival eastern-based government to take their country’s seats…
The Biden administration has voiced concern over the public execution of a murder convict in Afghanistan by the caretaker government. “We've seen despicable videos that have circulated online (in Afghanistan) in recent days,” State Department spokesman Ned Price…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has conditionally lifted travel ban on Information and Culture Minister Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa for a period of ten days to allow him to attend a cultural event in Russia, an official said on…
The caretaker government’s latest actions against women and girls deepen existing flagrant violations of their human rights and freedoms, say UN experts. The Taliban actions, already the most draconian globally, could amount to gender persecution, a crime against…
A senior UN official says 65 percent of Afghanistan’s population, or two-thirds of Afghans, will need humanitarian aid in 2023. Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, said at a UN Security Council meeting, which expressed concerns…
The United Nations and the European Union have expressed their concern and condemned new restrictions on women by the caretaker government of Afghanistan. On Sunday, the acting government declared that gyms and public baths were now off-limits to…
Former president Hamid Karzai and United Nations secretary-general special representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva on Thursday stressed the need for initiating a national dialogue for lasting peace and stability in the country. The press office of the former…
The world faces a plain option between working together or collective suicide in the campaign against global warming, says the UN chief. Speaking at a climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on…
A senior UN official has urged the acting Afghan administration to take immediate action to protect the full rights of Afghan women and girls. UN Under-Secretary-General Sima Bahous joined the secretary-general in his call for the acting government…
The United Nations has called for a thoroughgoing probe into the discovery of a mass grave in southern Kandahar province. UN Rapporteur for Human Rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett said it was important the remains were not damaged…
UN Secretary General Antonio Gutters has said that Afghanistan’s economy is in ruins while the human rights situation has been trampled on. Addressing the UNGA gathering, Gutters said: “In Afghanistan, the economy is in ruins where over half…
The United Nations chief has urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to immediately reopen all schools for girls across the country. Addressing the UN Transforming Global Education Summit, Secretary-General António Guterres asked the new Afghan rulers to…
The United Nations says three of its Afghan staff members have been detained and questioned by the government security personnel, but Islamic Emirate officials reject the claim as baseless. In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan…
The latest flagship UN report on human development, released on Thursday, warns that multiple crises are halting progress on human development, which is going backwards in the overwhelming majority of countries. The 2021/22 Human Development Report (HDR) –…
Afghanistan's future is bleak if more is not done to reverse the worsening human rights situation, particularly for women and girls, the United Nations has warned. The global fraternity must dramatically intensify efforts to urge the Taliban administration…
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett has expressed concern over human rights abuses in the Balkhab district of northern Sari Pul province. In a tweet, Bennett said disturbing reports of extrajudicial…
About 20,000 women of childbearing age, including 1,929 currently pregnant, are among those affected by the deadly earthquake that shook the provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan last week. The powerful earthquake killed 1000 people and injured…
United Nations relief chief Martin Griffiths says the world body has released $10 million to held quake-hit people in Afghanistan. More than 1,000 people were killed and over 1,500 others injured in Paktika and Khost provinces, where thousands…
Afghanistan faced serious human rights challenges, said a UN expert in Kabul, urging the Taliban to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women. The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of…
Pakistan has commended the UN secretary-general’s role in mobilising humanitarian and economic assistance for the Afghan people. At a meeting with Antonio Guterres in New York on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari shared Pakistan’s concern at the…
Acting Foreign Minister Ameer Khan Muttaqi has asked UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett to prepare his report on Afghanistan based on ground realities. Bennett arrived in Afghanistan three days ago to prepare his report on the human rights…
