Jakarta –
Secretary General (Secretary General) United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres denounced the promises Taliban which is “violated” against women and girls Afghanistan. He also urged the world to donate more money to Afghanistan to prevent its economic collapse.
This came after the first face-to-face talks between the United States and the United States Taliban since the hardliners regained control of the country, where the issue of women’s rights has been raised. According to the US Department of State.
“I am very worried to see the promises made to women and girls Afghanistan by the Taliban was violated,” Guterres told reporters as reported by the news agency AFP, Tuesday (12/10/2021).
“I strongly urge the Taliban to keep their promises to women and girls and fulfill their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law,” the world leader added.
Guterres said the United Nations “will not give up” on the issue and said the world body discussed it daily with the Taliban.
Noted that Taliban has been in power since mid-August, but its legitimacy as a government is still not recognized internationally.
“Promises being broken are causing nightmares for Afghan women and girls,” Guterres said, noting that three million girls have been enrolled in school since 2001, and the average number of years of education for girls has increased from six years to 10 years.
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