"ROZA OTUNBAYEVA"

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “It is time to support strengthened engagement with the relevant components of the de facto authorities through appropriate means to increase their knowledge and further compliance of law enforcement actions with international norms.” UNIFEED

Comments to the media by Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on the situation in Afghanistan at the Security Council Media Stakeout.

The Situation in Afghanistan.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “The Taliban ask to be recognized by the United Nations and its members, but at the same time, they act against the key values expressed in the United Nations Charter.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, warned the Security Council that the country “under the Taliban remains the most repressive country in the world regarding women’s rights.” UNIFEED

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told reporters, “We cannot leave and abandon the women of Afghanistan. It's not when it gets hard that we drop off. It's when it gets hard that they see more of us and that we're there in solidarity with them.” UNIFEED / UNAMA

Women literally being erased from public life in Afghanistan, speaker tells Security Council, sounding alarm over country’s dire situation.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s decision to suspend women from secondary education is “causing damage today that will be felt long into the future.” UNIFEED