Tag: NGOs
Dozens dead in accident off Italy’s coast
A refugee boat has capsized off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, a town in Calabria. The sea was very rough, the waves were high, as is often the case…
NGOs point to President Saied’s “racist and hateful” speech against migrants
Shocking remarks made at the top of the state. President Kais Saied on Tuesday called for “urgent measures” against the illegal immigration of sub-Saharan Africans to his country, saying that…
Danone sued by NGOs for plastic pollution
ClientEarth, Surfrider Foundation Europe and Zero Waste France demand that Danone be ordered to plan a “deplasticization trajectory”, or exit from plastic, judging its efforts insufficient. “We are well aware…
Italy: Government hinders the work of civilian sea rescuers – politics
The unfortunate showdown between Italy and the civilian sea rescuers in the central Mediterranean is entering a new round – with an open outcome. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government…
Afghanistan: UN Security Council condemns restrictions on women’s rights – Politics
The UN Security Council has condemned the Taliban government’s curtailment of women’s rights in Afghanistan. This has instructed all non-governmental organizations not to let female employees go to work until…
Afghanistan: Ban on women working in NGOs has serious consequences – Politics
Adam Combs sums up the situation in one word: “Unacceptable” is what the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) employee calls the Afghan Taliban’s decision over the weekend to ban women from…
Exceptions to the Taliban ban on women working in NGOs
According to the minutes of a meeting between representatives of the UN and the Islamist leadership in Afghanistan, a ban imposed by the Taliban on women working in non-governmental organizations…
Afghanistan: Exceptions to Taliban ban on women working in NGOs
Afghanistan Exceptions to the Taliban ban on women working in NGOs Recent decisions by the Taliban on Afghan women, including a ban on working for NGOs, have sparked protests in…
Work ban for women: Are Taliban planning exceptions for NGOs?
Status: 12/27/2022 4:38 p.m After outrage over the ban on women working for aid organizations, a Taliban minister has hinted that the decree could be revoked. He wanted to help…
Afghanistan: The End of Female Freedom
Now the Taliban are also banning NGO employees from working. Once again it hits the women of the country. And the West faces difficult questions. source site