When schools reopened recently in Afghanistan, only boys in grades 7 through 12 went back to class. Taliban leaders told girls that they must wait. "The explanation that we got from the Taliban is that this is just a slight delay, as they are working on operating procedures for girls," said...
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Nyamandi, Country Director of Save The Children in Afghanistan about a restriction on girls' education and other threats to children's welfare under the Taliban. 🎧 4-minute listen. Transcript: LEILA FADEL, HOST: When schools reopened recently for grades seven and...
The Taliban-appointed mayor of Kabul is telling most of the city government's female employees to stay home. In a new ruling passed down by the Taliban, Kabul interim mayor Hamdullah Namony said that women working for the city's government are to stay home pending a further decision, according to...
The international community pledged more than $1 billion in emergency aid as millions of Afghans risk running out of food just as winter sets in. Millions of Afghans could run out of food before the arrival of winter and one million children are at risk of starvation and death if their immediate...
Save the Children is working to meet the most urgent needs of Afghan children and families We're supporting newly-arriving Afghan refugee families seeking safety in America As the national leader in protecting children in emergencies, Save the Children has established a safe play and activity area...
With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now”, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said after concluding a visit to the country. George Laryea-Adjei, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia, said children have paid the heaviest...
Suraya Pakzad talks to Lucy Lamble about her work championing girls’ education – and living on red alert for the next Taliban raid. When Suraya Pakzad was just 12 years old she witnessed the murder of her headteacher by a member of an extremist group. Later she saw two of her classmates blown up in...
The concepts, process and benefits of integrating gender equality issues have not always been sufficiently understood and incorporated into UNICEF’s programming across South Asia. This toolkit is a step towards strengthening the institutional and individual capacity to undertake gender mainstreaming...
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