women workers and professionals

UN halts some aid programs in Afghanistan after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers | CNN

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UN halts some aid programs in Afghanistan after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers | CNN

CNN  —  The United Nations announced Wednesday it has suspended some of its “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers. In a joint statement released by UN aid chief Martin Griffiths and other humanitarian groups, it warned that further activities will likely need to be paused as … Read more

Three foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees | CNN

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Three foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees | CNN

CNN  —  Three foreign aid groups said Sunday that they were moving to temporarily suspend their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred female employees of non-governmental organizations from coming to work. “We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” aid organizations Save the Children, Norwegian … Read more