RASC News Agency: United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has stressed the urgent need for strong global support for Afghanistani women, who face escalating exclusion from public life and governance, symbolizing a significant erosion of their rights. At a recent UN forum on the global status of women, Mohammed highlighted that Afghanistani women require robust international support, urging that their rights, agency, and full participation be defended at every opportunity. She appealed particularly to women worldwide to champion this cause, emphasizing the need for solidarity that protects Afghanistani women’s right to education, autonomy, and societal contribution.
According to Mohammed, while international bodies have voiced commitment to women’s rights, there remains an urgent call for greater collective solidarity and tangible action. Practical steps, she asserted, are essential to make meaningful progress. Echoing these concerns, UN Women’s Executive Director Sima Bahous noted that Afghanistani women are effectively “imprisoned in their own homes,” deprived of education, a future, and even a voice, condemned to a life of silence and restriction.
Mohammed reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to aiding women and girls facing violence and crisis, highlighting support measures that include critical resources like food, shelter, healthcare, psychosocial support, and employment opportunities, particularly for vulnerable women. The “Women, Peace, and Humanitarian Fund”, Mohammed reported, has provided essential backing to more than 1,300 grassroots women’s organizations in conflict zones since 2016, achieving significant advances in women’s rights and their inclusion in decision-making processes.
Despite these strides, Mohammed emphasized the global community’s continued need to mobilize resources to bolster local women’s organizations. Only through sustained support can Afghanistani women reclaim their basic rights and access the vital support they so urgently require.
