UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke out strongly at the end of the conference in Doha, condemning the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations and international aid organizations. He called it unacceptable and a threat to human life.
“I want to be very clear that we will never be silent in the face of unprecedented systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls,” said the UN Secretary-General. “We will always speak out when millions of women and girls are silenced and erased from public life. This is a serious violation of fundamental human rights.”
