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International Rescue Committee stops work in Afghanistan after ban on fema
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban ordered all national and international non-government organizations to suspend the jobs of female employees, a move that was widely criticized by the international community. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is planning to hold a closed-door meeting next wee
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Create self-sustaining model for gaushalas, ensure no cow dies of cold and
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chief Minister noted that for the operation of 'gaushala', MoUs must be signed with the interested NGOs while making the necessary arrangements.
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Kashiyana Foundation's anti-drugs movement to touch 5 cr people in 22 stat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI/PNN): Drug addiction among youths is one of the biggest challenges facing the country today. The central government and states have launched various programs to address the challenge, but efforts are also needed from NGOs and other stakeholder
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Banning women from NGOs exposes rifts in Taliban ranks
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taliban banning women's education and barring them from NGOs in Afghanistan has not only triggered international condemnation but also resulted in internal rifts.
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Islamic State-Khorasan pose threat to Taliban in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The target of ISKP is to threaten diplomatic missions, international organizations such as the UN and various NGOs in the region. It also aims to challenge Taliban's increased hobnobbing with China and the US.
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Women, girls in Afghanistan spent a terrible time in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Secondary schools were closed to girls at the beginning of the year. Universities were closed for women in December. So was the opportunity for women to work in national and international NGOs.
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11.6 million Afghan women, girls are no longer receiving vital aid: US env
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Taliban's targeting of NGOs deplorable, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Just four days after the Taliban banned women and girls from attending universities, on December 24, the acting Minister of Economy issued a letter barring women from working in international and national NGOs, a further violation of women's rights with the double blow of preventing the deli
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G7 calls on Taliban to 'urgently reverse' women aid workers ban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The G7 foreign ministers said Afghan women are central to humanitarian and basic needs operations. "Unless they participate in aid delivery in Afghanistan, NGOs will be unable to reach the country's most vulnerable people to provide food, medicine, winterization, and other materials and serv
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Time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan suffer due to ban on women staff:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs and barring them from attending schools and universities.
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Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women working in NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antony Blinken urged Taliban to reverse their decision of barring women from working in NGOs.
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Following Taliban's crackdown on women, German non-profit organizations su
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban banned women from working with NGOs, and international organizations from going to work, German non-profit groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan, joining a long list of other humanitarian organisations that have done the same, Khaama Press reported.
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