On Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged to help millions of Afghans despite the Taliban’s prohibition on female personnel, but financing is drying up.
After meeting over 20 nations’ envoys in Doha to develop a single Afghanistan policy, Guterres told the media that concerns about the country’s stability were growing.
“We stay, we deliver, and we are determined to seek the necessary conditions to keep delivering…participants agreed on the need for a strategy of engagement,” Guterres said.
Last month’s Taliban ban on female Afghan U.N. workers violated human rights.
“We will never be silent in the face of unprecedented systemic attacks on women’s and girls’ rights,” he stated.
He warned of a huge financial gap for its humanitarian appeal this year, which is just over 6% financed, short of the $4.6 billion needed for a country where most live in poverty.
He said no government recognizes the Taliban. He would meet Taliban officials “right to do so, but today is not the right moment.”
The Taliban promises to uphold Islamic women’s rights and not use Afghanistan’s territory for militancy or conflict.
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