The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban’s discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan. The resolution, co-sponsored by over 90 countries, received 15 yes votes and was unanimously adopted in Russia’s last days in its monthlong role as the rotating president of the Council. The resolution called for the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan and urged the country’s leadership to swiftly reverse policies banning education, employment, and equal public participation of women and girls.
Lana Nusseibeh, the U.A.E.’s U.N. ambassador, who led the drafting of the resolution with Japan’s representative, said, “The world will not stand by silently as the women of Afghanistan are erased from society.” She added that the council was sending an “unequivocal message of condemnation” to the Taliban for their treatment of women and girls.
2023-04-27 16:40:33
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