UNICEF chief: Taliban committed to let girls back to school

Kabul, Afghanistan – Taliban showed “commitment” to enable Afghan girls to go to schools throughout the country next month, handling key conditions set by the international community, said the newly appointed Unicef ​​Head said on Friday.

Executive Director of Unicef ​​Catherine Russell said that it still had to be seen whether the Taliban commitment to reopen the school to girls and women on March 21 might depend on more conditions or limits.

The De-facto (Taliban) authority has given us an indication that it is their intention, and we hope it will happen, and we believe it must happen, “Russell, who was appointed earlier this month, said in an exclusive interview with the associated press in the Capital Kabul .

Apart from the lack of formal prohibitions, seventh grade girls and rising effectively were prohibited from going to school in most of the countries since the Taliban took over from the country six months ago. Access to education is the main demand for the international community, and the Taliban has blamed delays due to lack of adequate space, especially in cities, to accommodate separate schools.

Schools around 10 provinces continue without interruption since the Taliban took over and private universities and schools in the capital remain open. The university for women has also restarted in several provinces with the Taliban that promises all universities will do it in the end in the coming weeks.

Apart from the guarantee that the school will open again for all girls, a little more published about restrictions or changes in other curriculum. This is “a little ongoing work,” said Russell.

With Afghanistan as his first visit, Russell met Taliban officials this week to discuss the issue starting from the child’s health and the right to education, he said – especially the threat of poor nutrition and access to education.

The United Nations, along with international organizations, faces the mounting challenges to overcome the Afghan Humanitarian crisis. U.n projects. This year that more than 1 million children will need treatment for malnutrition and up to 97% of Afghans can live below the poverty line. A unicefial landmark was $ 2 billion for donors because help was only funded 17%.

At Indira Gandhi Hospital Kabul for children, wards are packed with mothers from all over the country who are looking for care for babies who are malnourished.

Zermina Mohammed said he did not have 1,000 Afghanistis ($ 10) needed to pay for treatment. He begged relatives in the Kabul Puli-Chiari area for money. But he still needs more, he said when he scratched his sick baby.

Because poverty is increasingly deep, billions of dollars in foreign assets Afghanistan still cannot be accessed by the Taliban government which is still not recognized. The dependent state once help cannot pay public sector workers, including in the health and education sector.

Donors and NGOs must step into Foot The Wage Bill. At Indira Gandhi Hospital, the crowd of hospital staff gathered to take wages. The money was being distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to the Director of the Mohammed Iqbal Sadiq Hospital.

In front of education, funds from the European Union pay teacher salaries, said Russell.

In the end, the international community must try and gather to work with the de-facto authority here to do this together,” he said. “It’s not something that can be solved by the humanitarian organization itself.”

Enjoy donor fatigue requires results, and access to education for girls and women is the main indicator.

Many donors care about the Afghans,” Russell said. “I think the key is to show them that what we do work and when they see that it really makes a difference in terms of their willingness to keep partnering with us.”

Kabul, Afghanistan – Taliban showed “commitment” to enable Afghan girls to go to schools throughout the country next month, handling key conditions set by the international community, said the newly appointed Unicef ​​Head said on Friday.

Executive Director of Unicef ​​Catherine Russell said that it still had to be seen whether the Taliban commitment to reopen the school to girls and women on March 21 might depend on more conditions or limits.

The De-facto (Taliban) authority has given us an indication that it is their intention, and we hope it will happen, and we believe it must happen, “Russell, who was appointed earlier this month, said in an exclusive interview with the associated press in the Capital Kabul .

Apart from the lack of formal prohibitions, seventh grade girls and rising effectively were prohibited from going to school in most of the countries since the Taliban took over from the country six months ago. Access to education is the main demand for the international community, and the Taliban has blamed delays due to lack of adequate space, especially in cities, to accommodate separate schools.

Schools around 10 provinces continue without interruption since the Taliban took over and private universities and schools in the capital remain open. The university for women has also restarted in several provinces with the Taliban that promises all universities will do it in the end in the coming weeks.

Apart from the guarantee that the school will open again for all girls, a little more published about restrictions or changes in other curriculum. This is “a little ongoing work,” said Russell.

With Afghanistan as his first visit, Russell met Taliban officials this week to discuss the issue starting from the child’s health and the right to education, he said – especially the threat of poor nutrition and access to education.

The United Nations, along with international organizations, faces the mounting challenges to overcome the Afghan Humanitarian crisis. U.n projects. This year that more than 1 million children will need treatment for malnutrition and up to 97% of Afghans can live below the poverty line. A unicefial landmark was $ 2 billion for donors because help was only funded 17%.

At Indira Gandhi Hospital Kabul for children, wards are packed with mothers from all over the country who are looking for care for babies who are malnourished.

Zermina Mohammed said he did not have 1,000 Afghanistis ($ 10) needed to pay for treatment. He begged relatives in the Kabul Puli-Chiari area for money. But he still needs more, he said when he scratched his sick baby.

Because poverty is increasingly deep, billions of dollars in foreign assets Afghanistan still cannot be accessed by the Taliban government which is still not recognized. The dependent state once help cannot pay public sector workers, including in the health and education sector.

Donors and NGOs must step into Foot The Wage Bill. At Indira Gandhi Hospital, the crowd of hospital staff gathered to take wages. The money was being distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to the Director of the Mohammed Iqbal Sadiq Hospital.

In the end, the international community must try and gather to work with the de-facto authority here to do this together,” he said. “It’s not something that can be solved by the humanitarian organization itself.”

Enjoy donor fatigue requires results, and access to education for girls and women is the main indicator.

“Many donors care about the Afghans,” Russell said. “I think the key is to show them that what we do work and when they see that it really makes a difference in terms of their willingness to keep partnering with us.”