As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'

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There is no existing international law to respond to “mass, state\u002Dsponsored gender oppression,” Sima Bahous, executive director of UN Women, said Tuesday.

The Security Council meeting on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ latest report on Afghanistan took place on the final day of the annual meeting of world leaders at the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.

Bahous said that over the past year, UN Women collaborated with the U,N. political mission in Afghanistan known as UNAMA and the U.N. International Office for Migration to interview over 500 Afghan women.— 46% think the Taliban should not be recognized under any circumstances; The women interviewed said the dramatic shrinking of their influence on decision-making, not just at the national or provincial level but also in their communities and homes, is driven by increased poverty, decreasing financial contribution and “the Taliban’s imposition of hyper-patriarchal gender norms,” Bahous said.Article content

Bahous said the restrictions on women have led to an increase in child marriage and child labor, and an increase in mental health issues.

 

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