UN Security Council calls on the Taliban to uphold the fundamental rights of women and children in Afghanistan. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asked. Families in Afghanistan are in a situation where they are selling their children to buy food. He therefore called on the international community to restore financial aid to frozen Afghanistan. ‘Afghanistan is hanging on. “Millions of poor Afghan civilians are struggling to survive in the face of dire humanitarian conditions.”
“The Taliban are being asked to win the trust and kindness of the rest of the world and to uphold the fundamental fundamental rights of every girl child,” Guterres added.
He expressed concern over the recent arrests and abductions of women activists in Afghanistan. ‘I urge you to release them as soon as possible. It is appealing to the international community to support the people of Afghanistan. He also called on the World Bank and the US government to reinstate frozen aid.
‘Half of the Afghans are now starving. There are reports that some families are selling their children to buy food, ”Guterres said.
China’s UN says a woman in Afghanistan has sold her two daughters and her kidneys to buy food for her family. Ambassador Zhang Jun said. “It simply came to our notice then.
Nasir Ahmed Fayek, the head of the Afghan mission, called on the Taliban to end human rights abuses, allow women to work, and open the doors of schools and universities for girls.
The Taliban overthrew the Afghan government in November last year and took control of Afghanistan. Initially, the Taliban promised to protect the rights of women and girls, not to prevent them from working, and not to deny them education, but there were frequent reports of violations.
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