The UN Security Council condemns the Taliban decision to ban Afghans from working in NGOs

The body also expresses its concern about the veto on access to university for women

MADRID, 28 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The United Nations Security Council has condemned this Tuesday the latest regulations adopted by the Taliban to veto women's access to university and also their work in non-governmental organizations and international organizations.

The members of the Security Council have shown themselves to be "deeply concerned" by the latest information about the employees in NGOs and international organizations, "which would have important and immediate repercussions for humanitarian operations in the country," according to the statement made. this Monday by the President of the Council, Ruchira Kamboj.

According to Kamboj, these decisions contradict the commitments made by the Taliban to the Afghan people, as well as the expectations of the international community.

In the same way, the members of the Council have shown their rejection of the suspension of schooling beyond the sixth grade and ask the Taliban group to reopen the schools and reverse these policies, which represent "an increasing erosion of respect for the Rights Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms".

Finally, the Security Council reiterated its support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, and for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for their monitoring and reporting efforts in this regard.

For their part, the Taliban have tried to meet criticism for their policy of restrictions on women in Afghanistan, clarifying that the ban on working in NGOs operating in the country does not affect international or United Nations personnel, as well as nor to health workers.

This was made known by Din Mohammad Hanif, the Fundamentalist government's Economic Officer during the meeting he held on Monday in Kabul with the acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ramiz Alakbarov, as he has been able to know the German station ARD.

According to the transcripts of that meeting, Hanif argued that the main reason for this decision is the non-compliance with the dress code for women, especially with regard to the hijab.

This decision was announced on Saturday by the Afghan Economy Ministry and affects all national and international non-governmental organizations. Thus, despite the fact that it does not directly affect the UN, it makes many of its aid programs impossible, since they are carried out by NGOs affected by the measure.