Standoff between UN and Taliban may lead loss of billions in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

The UN’s lead humanitarian coordinator has said UN-supplied aid cannot continue if the Taliban does not lift its ban on women working for humanitarian aid agencies in Afghanistan.

Martin Griffiths, the head of the UN’s humanitarian programme OCHA is due to visit Kabul shortly to discuss the impasse.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Richard Bentall: the man who lost his brother – then revolutionised psychology

In 1988, he was at the start of a promising career as…

Sydney Harbour shark attack: witness tells of ‘surreal’ rescue from water as bystanders and medical staff praised

Michael Porter says he saw the victim trying to pull herself to…

Universes for your imagination to inhabit: the architectural photography of Hélène Binet

On the eve of her exhibition at the Royal Academy, the photographer…

1923

Harrison Ford, James Badge Dale, Helen Mirren