UNICEF is ‘Committed to Stay and Deliver’ in Afghanistan

KABUL (NNI): Despite all challenges, UNICEF stands with the women and children of Afghanistan, said the organization representative in Afghanistan.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, “Amidst increasing restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan, and in a shrinking humanitarian space, UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver to the best of our ability,” quoted by Tolo News.
Fran Equiza, the organization’s representative in Afghanistan, declared that despite all the difficulties, UNICEF stands with the women and children of Afghanistan with the help of our donors, governmental organizations, and men and women worldwide.
“I can reassure you that UNICEF is committed to staying and delivering to staying and delivering for the women and children in Afghanistan. Moreover, we will take any measures to adapt our operation to make sure we can deliver for the people,” Equiza said.
According to the UNICEF representative in Afghanistan, 28 million people in Afghanistan require humanitarian aid and protection assistance, including 15 million children. The remarks by the UNICEF representative in Afghanistan came after the UNDP said that the UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if the Taliban does not allow female aid workers for the organizations.
“It is fair to say that where we are right now is the entire United Nations system having to take a step back and re-evaluate its ability to operate there,” Mr Steiner said. “But it is not about negotiating fundamental principles, human rights.” The de facto government banned the UN aid workers from working, which has backlashed globally.
The organization said that without female aid workers, its humanitarian assistance in the country would go slowly and called upon the Taliban to reverse the ban on women aid workers in humanitarian organizations.