UNICEF Says Taliban Restrictions Could Cost Afghanistan 25,000 Female Workers
UNICEF says the restrictions are already denying education to more than 1 million girls and could cost Afghanistan $84 million a year.
- A new UNICEF report released on Monday warns Afghanistan could lose more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country maintains restrictions on women's employment and girls' education.
- The Taliban-led administration banned women from most public sector jobs and limited girls to education only until age 12, restrictions that have already affected at least 1 million girls and weakened essential services.
- Losing these professionals could have an $84 million annual economic impact, according to UNICEF, as female representation in the civil service fell from 21 per cent to 17.7 per cent between 2023 and 2025.
- "Afghanistan cannot afford to lose future teachers, nurses, doctors, midwives, and social workers, who sustain essential services," UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said, noting that female healthcare workers are required for female patients.
- If restrictions remain in place until 2030, more than two million girls will be deprived of education beyond primary school, while projections indicate as many as 9,600 health workers could be lost by 2035.
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday that the ongoing restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could result in a shortage of more than 25,000 women teachers and health workers by 20230, urging authorities to lift the ban on secondary education for girls. In a new report titled “The Cost of Inaction on Girls’ Education and Women’s Labour Force Participation in Afghanistan,” UNICEF found that over one mil…
Afghanistan threatens, according to a report by the UN Children's Fund Unicef, the loss of more than 25,000 teachers and medical professionals by the year 2030.
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The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warns that restrictions on girls’ secondary education could affect more than 2 million by 2030, with dire consequences for the country’s health, workforce, and future economic growth. Read all
Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, over a million girls have lost their right to education.
Because the Taliban keeps women away from education and the labour market, Afghanistan is facing another crisis. By 2030, 25,000 teachers are expected to be missing.
Unicef warns Afghanistan could lose more than 25,000 teachers and medical professionals by 2030.
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