Page 47 - Edict News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

On women working for aid agencies — even as the country suffers a humanitarian crisis. the un's deputy—secretary general amina mohammed has been on a four—day visit to the country. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been travelling with her and has sent this report. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. all night we cry. these four women, all university—educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is ver...

Let's turn to afghanistan now — where a top un official believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life. last month, the taliban banned all women from working for aid agencies — the latest in a series of restrictions on the rights of women and girls. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan, for talks with the taliban — and she's been travelling with our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down...

Had to be rescheduled, including some operations. they've also warned the strikes are making it harder to get through the increasing backlog in hospital treatment. a top un official has told the bbc she believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life in afghanistan. deputy secretary—general amina mohammed has been in kabul for a four—day visit to urge the taliban to reconsider. she's been speaking to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliba...

Afghan women can no longer work for the international aid agencies who are desperately trying to get this urgently needed aid to millions of people who need it. so, just how urgent is the situation? we'rejoined here in kabul by samira sayed rahman, who works for the international charity, the international rescue committee. how worried are you? you know, international rescue committee was able to reach five million afghans last year. we've suspended most of our activities across the country because we are not able to work without our female staff at all levels of our organisation. we were alre...

Without our female staff at all levels of our organisation. we were already seeing earlier last — at the end of last year that most families around this country were having to choose between food or heating. the taliban recently clarified that they'll make an exception when it comes to the health ministry because they do need women doctors and nurses to serve women of this country. is it possible that, step by step, this edict could be reversed ? as we saw with the health sector, it's notjust doctors and nurses. we also need female staff at all levels of our organisation — in admin roles, ...