Inside the crisis you don’t see: How war impacts women’s mental health
In Afghanistan, Gaza, Georgia and Ukraine, women face PTSD, trauma, anxiety, and depression—with little access to care or support. The number of women and girls ...
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UN Women deeply concerned by new Afghanistan morality law
UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on ...
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FAQs: Afghan women three years after the Taliban takeover
Afghanistan is currently grappling with multiple overlapping crises, all of which are exacerbated by escalating gender inequalities. The Taliban has issued at least 70 decrees ...
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Press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters by UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, on the three-year mark of the Taliban takeover
UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, spoke at the noon briefing at the UN Headquarters about the state of women and girls three ...
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Women in Afghanistan have not stopped striving for their rights, and neither should we
Three years since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, UN Women continues to work with Afghan women and girls striving for their freedoms and rights. “I ...
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Cash assistance enables Afghan women to weather the harsh winter
Ornate multicoloured mosques stand in sharp contrast against the barren, snow-capped mountains in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province. While summers here are sweltering, winters can be ...
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In the words of Afghanistan’s earthquake survivor Sayeeda: “I am infinitely happy that I can have supplies for winter and not go to bed hungry”
Sayeeda, who is more than 50 years old, has endured a difficult and challenging life. She can only see through one eye, her feet are ...
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Photo essay: A glimpse into the lives of Afghan women
Since August 2021, Afghan women and girls have been grappling with increasingly restrictive decrees limiting their participation in all aspects of social, economic, and political ...
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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans face harsh return after expulsion from Pakistan
In early September 2023, fewer than 300 people per day crossed the official border points from Pakistan to enter Afghanistan. But since the Government of ...
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Women in Afghanistan: From almost everywhere to almost nowhere
UN Women partnered with Mona Chalabi to illustrate the scope and the severity of the restrictions on women and girls’ access to public space and ...
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Statement on Afghanistan by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous
It is now two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, during which time it has imposed the most comprehensive, systematic, and unparalleled assault ...
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In the words of Hira*: ‘Imagine a generation in depression.’
Hira* is a former public servant in Kunar, Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Habib Sayed Bidell I grew up in an educated but conservative family. My family ...
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In the words of Arefa*: ‘I had a job before. I had bread and peace. I am now under house arrest.’
Arefa* is a teacher and midwife in Farah, Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Habib Sayed Bidell Before 15 August [2021], I worked as teacher and a midwife ...
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In the words of Ghotai*: ‘Afghanistan has become the graveyard of buried hopes.’
Ghotai* is a computer science student in Baghlan, Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Habib Sayed Bidell One week before the Taliban takeover, I received my admission to ...
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In the words of Adela*: ‘I went to the streets every day to fight even harder than the day before.’
Adela* is a teacher and protester in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: UN Women/Habib Sayed Bidell Before August 2021, I was a teacher. After August 2021, I ...
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After August – Voices of Afghan women two years after the Taliban takeover
On 15 August 2021, everything changed for women and girls in Afghanistan. First came the curbs on girls’ education and women’s right to work, then ...
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