Officials say it will leave in May if Taliban cannot be persuaded to let local women work for organisation
The UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out ofin May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organisation, officials have said.
The 3,300 Afghans employed by the UN – 2,700 men and 600 women – have stayed at home since 12 April, when the Taliban said Afghan women employed by the UN could no longer report for work. But they continue to work and will be paid, the UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric has said. The UN’s 600-strong international staff, including 200 women, is not affected by the Taliban edict.system having to take a step back and re-evaluating its ability to operate there,” Steiner said.
Steiner said this month’s further restrictions on the UN’s female employees meant “a very fundamental moment” was approaching. “Obviously our hope and expectation is that there will be some common sense prevailing,” he said.
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