UN to withdraw from Afghanistan
The number of people living in poverty in Afghanistan has almost doubled
Source: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/dpa
The Taliban have banned United Nations development projects from working in Afghanistan. UN It is pushing for an exception to the talks, but is also considering a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan.
DThe United Nations could pull out of Afghanistan if the ruling Taliban ban local women from working at the UN. Achim Steiner, the administrator of the United Nations Development Program, told the AP that a “heartbreaking” move could take place in May if the Taliban cannot persuade Afghan women to allow them to work at the UN.
UN U.N. officials are negotiating with the Afghan government in hopes of getting an exemption from the mandate that bans local women from working in agencies, Steiner said. Given the current situation, it is appropriate to take a step back and reassess the feasibility of working in Afghanistan.
Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Tuesday that he wanted to continue helping the Afghan people and continue to campaign against the authorities’ “counterproductive mandate”. Several aid agencies that had continued to provide vital aid in Afghanistan suspended operations in December.
Women have been protesting against the Taliban regime many times
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Meanwhile, the number of people living in poverty in Afghanistan has nearly doubled since the radical Islamist Taliban returned to power, according to the UN. Recently, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released the latest data for 2022, estimating that 34 million Afghans are living below the poverty line.
“Some have been forced to sell their homes, lands or income-producing assets,” the UNDP report said. “Others have resorted to the painful practice of commodifying their own family members, turning children into laborers and young women into brides.”
According to the United Nations, 15 million people in Afghanistan still live below the poverty line in 2020. There has been a sharp increase in misery in the country due to the Taliban’s seizure of power, which has worsened the humanitarian crisis in the country. As many countries refuse to cooperate with the new rulers in Kabul, large amounts of foreign aid have been frozen and aid programs have been severely curtailed.
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