UN / AFGHANISTAN WOMEN GIRLS

The UN mission in Afghanistan is "deeply concerned over recent arbitrary arrests and detentions of women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities because of alleged non-compliance with the Islamic dress code", a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:16
• Production Date: 12 February 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA
• Subject Topical: GIRLS; HUMAN RIGHTS; WOMEN
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN
• MAMS Id: 3172778
• Parent Id: 3172778
• Alternate Title: unifeed240212e

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STORY: UN / AFGHANISTAN WOMEN GIRLS
TRT: 01:16
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 12 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

12 FEBRUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to Afghanistan. The UN mission in is deeply concerned over recent arbitrary arrests and detentions of women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities because of alleged non-compliance with the Islamic dress code. The UN Mission is looking into allegations of ill-treatment and incommunicado detention, and that religious and ethnic minority communities appear to be disproportionately impacted by this crackdown by the de facto authorities.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The UN Mission fears the current crackdown is pushing women into even greater isolation due to fear of arbitrary arrest and creating a permissive environment for men to enforce repressive measures at home.
UNAMA has discussed these issues with the de facto authorities, including with the Ministry for the Propaganda [Propagation] of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, and calls for the immediate release of all those who have been detained.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room

Storyline

The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is "deeply concerned over recent arbitrary arrests and detentions of women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities because of alleged non-compliance with the Islamic dress code", a UN spokesperson said.

Briefing journalists today (12 Feb) in New York, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said, “the UN Mission is looking into allegations of ill-treatment and incommunicado detention, and that religious and ethnic minority communities appear to be disproportionately impacted by this crackdown by the de facto authorities.”

According to him, “the UN Mission fears the current crackdown is pushing women into even greater isolation due to fear of arbitrary arrest and creating a permissive environment for men to enforce repressive measures at home.”

The Spokesperson said, “UNAMA has discussed these issues with the de facto authorities, including with the Ministry for the Propaganda [Propagation] of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, and calls for the immediate release of all those who have been detained.”