Women, girls ‘are being written out of society’ by Taliban, experts warn Security Council

Amid the plummeting humanitarian and economic conditions, women and girls in Afghanistan are being deprived of their most basic human rights — employment and education, speakers told the Security Council on Thursday, as they examined the restrictive policies of the Taliban who took control of that country in August last year. “Women are collectively being written out of […]

Security Council condemns attack against UN peacekeeping mission in Mali

The Security Council on Monday strongly condemned Sunday’s attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, which left one peacekeeper from Guinea dead, as well as Saturday’s attacks near Gao and near Bankass, in which dozens of civilians were killed. In a press statement, the members of the council called on the Transitional Government […]