(Afghan Women’s News Agency) – The Purple Saturdays protest movement reacted to UNICEF’s program to speed up the process of girls’ education and called it a foundation for the continuation of Taliban rule. By publishing a statement, this movement says that the United Nations, especially the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), although according to the […]
(Afghan Women’s News Agency) – The Purple Saturdays protest movement reacted to UNICEF’s program to speed up the process of girls’ education and called it a foundation for the continuation of Taliban rule.
By publishing a statement, this movement says that the United Nations, especially the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), although according to the UN Charter and their work policies, they must support the right to education for girls and put the necessary pressure on the Taliban to reopen schools. but on the contrary, by activating informal educational centers, they aim to promote and spread out-of-date and irregular education, which has a negative impact on the half-life body of education in the country.
This movement adds that it has been nearly two years since the Taliban group closed the school gates to female students and gave a negative response to the request of Afghans to reopen schools and universities for girls.
In addition, it is stated: The partner organizations under the United Nations and UNICEF should not create an environment for the continuation of the rule of the Taliban group by activating informal educational centers and supporting primitive and irregular education, which has a negative impact on the future of education and the fate of millions of female students.
This movement has stressed that these actions of the United Nations support the misogynistic policies of the Taliban.
“The Purple Saturdays movement condemns the policy of irregular promotion and acceleration of the education process (completion of two years of school in one year intensively) by the United Nations and its affiliated institutions in Afghanistan. It considers such actions to support the anti-woman and anti-knowledge policy of the Taliban group.”
After the Taliban banned girls’ education, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) created intensive education programs for out-of-school girls by setting up Rapid Education Centers.
UNAMA recently announced that through this program, students complete the two-year school curriculum in one year and in an intensive manner.
