GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the continuing ban preventing Afghan women from accessing UN premises, including UN national staff, contractors, and visitors. “Barring women from UN offices is a direct attack on women’s rights, including their right to work. There can be no cultural, religious or administrative justification for this policy,” the experts said.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 31 March 2026. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
