Taliban Imposed Ban On Girls Going To School In Afghanistan
Taliban Imposed ban on girls going to school in Afghanistan, UNESCO and UNICEF expressed concern.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said the closure of Afghan girls’ schools violated the fundamental right to education.
UNESCO Director-General Adre Azoulay said in a statement that if girls’ schools remain closed, it would be a significant violation of the fundamental right to education for girls and women, reported Tolo News.
“UNESCO has warned that there will be irreversible consequences if girls are not allowed to return quickly to all levels of education,” Azoulay said.
In particular, girls’ delayed return to secondary school may put them at risk of being left behind in education and eventually life.
Taliban Imposed Ban: This increases the risk of being dropped out of education altogether.
This can further widen the learning inequalities between boys and girls and ultimately hinder girls’ access to higher education and life opportunities.’
As reported by Tolo News, both UNESCO and UNICEF have said that Afghanistan has done significant work in the field of education, especially in the education of girls, and should be protected.
Azole said that educated boys and girls will shape the future of Afghanistan and they should be equally benefited by their right to education.
He said that the future of Afghanistan depends on educated girls and boys.
Therefore, we call on all concerned in Afghanistan to ensure that with the announcement of the reopening of schools to all children, girls also get the right to education.
Meanwhile, UNICEF has also expressed its concern over the future of Afghan girls and their education. Welcoming the gradual reopening of schools, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement:
“We are deeply concerned that at this time many girls are not being allowed back to school. Fore said the girls should not be left behind and called upon those concerned to solve the problem”.
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan on Saturday announced the reopening of secondary schools for boys.
The education ministry of the caretaker cabinet made an announcement on Friday directing students and teachers to attend schools but did not mention anything about girls and women teachers.
According to UNESCO, Afghanistan has made significant progress in the field of education over the past two decades.
The female literacy rate has increased from about 17 percent to 30 percent since 2001, and the number of girls in primary school has increased from almost zero in 2001 to 2.5 million in 2018.
The number of girls in higher education institutions has increased from 5,000 in 2001 to around 90,000 in 2018.
