At least a third of Afghanistan's population of around 33 million is affected by 'imminent hunger,' UNFPA official says
Afghan children and women gather outside a bakery to get free bread in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 24, 2021.
"It would not be an exaggeration to say" that at least a third of Afghanistan's population of around 33 million is affected by "imminent hunger," Kanem warned in an interview with AFP. "We cannot underscore enough that even during a transitional period, women and girls have human rights and these are to be respected," she said.Taliban on women's rights
Taliban leaders have tried to portray the group as more moderate than when it last ran Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. They have promised to change, saying they will respect women's rights, but many remain sceptical. "We're all anxiously hoping that there will be regularity and ability of delivery of goods" to people in small communities where many of the UNPFA's staff are women, she said." pretty challenging right now with the airport having been closed, with certain professionals who have left the country," Kanem added.
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