Afghanistan Peace CampaignWosornu said that during her four-day visit to Afghanistan, she requested that the interim government authorities lift the restrictions against women.
Edem Wosornu, director of OCHA’s Operations and Advocacy Division, spoke about the deprivation of 1.4 million girls from education in Afghanistan.
In a press conference in New York, Wosornu said that during her four-day visit to Afghanistan, she requested that the interim government authorities lift the restrictions against women.
Edem Wosornu said the “de facto authorities” repeated the message that they need time, to which she responded, “we don’t have time because the numbers speak for themselves. I was also very clear that the more we wait, the more millions of children will be affected and the more it will impact the society.”
“This is very painful. I have a younger sister who is in sixth grade this year and she asks me what to do, as she will not be able to go to school next year. It is very painful, I can’t even imagine,” Atifa, who was prevented from attending university, told TOLOnews.
This comes as the Islamic Emirate issued two separate decrees on September 17 and December 20, 2022, ordering the closure of all secondary and high schools for girls and all public and private universities to women and girls until further notice.