The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote on a resolution "condemning the ban on female staffers of the UN in Afghanistan”. Afghanistan International has reviewed a copy of the resolution which calls for an immediate end to the suppression of Afghan women rights.
The resolution, which has been drafted by Japan and the United Arab Emirates, described the oppression and violation of the rights of Afghan women and girls as unprecedented in the history of the United Nations.
If approved, this will be the first time that the UN Security Council will condemn the discriminatory policies of the Taliban against Afghan women. China and Russia, the two permanent members of the Security Council who have good relations with the Taliban, have not yet agreed with the Security Council's strong position on the Taliban.
The draft resolution specifically calls on the Taliban to immediately lift the ban on women's work, education, and social life.
This is while the Taliban seeks recognition from the member states of the United Nations.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had said on Tuesday that Moscow will not recognise the Taliban until it fulfils its commitments.
He added that the conditions for the official recognition of the Taliban are the formation of an inclusive government with the presence of ethnic groups and political forces, as well as respect for human rights in Afghanistan.
