OIC calls for revisiting ban on Afghan women UN staff from working

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Kabul: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported. Many nations and international organisations have continued to respond negatively to the prohibition.

Calling the restrictive measures placed on women and girls regressive for country’s growth, the OIC’s general secretariat said that the barring of females from state organisations is of grave concern.

Moreover, the German mission for Afghanistan on Twitter also condemned the ban on women working for UNAMA. “It puts millions in acute danger and blatantly violates human rights. Women are essential to humanitarian assistance,” the German mission said on Twitter, adding, “We are now coordinating further steps with our international partners.”

Previously, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in March agreed to send a team of scholars to Afghanistan to discuss women’s right to education and work with the authorities.