OHCHR / AFGHANISTAN WOMEN

The UN Human Rights Office urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to repeal the recent decision banning women from attending medical training courses, saying it was profoundly discriminatory. OHCHR

• Video Length: 00:01:01
• Production Date: 5 December 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: RAVINA SHAMDASANI
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: STATUS OF WOMEN
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN
• MAMS Id: 3319407
• Parent Id: 3319407
• Alternate Title: unifeed241205d

Description

STORY: OHCHR / AFGHANISTAN WOMEN
TRT: 01:01
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 DECEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Various shots, Palais Wilson, UN Human Rights Office headquarters

05 DECEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“The ban against women in Afghanistan attending classes at private medical institutions is yet another direct blow by the de facto authorities against Afghan women and girls.
The measure is profoundly discriminatory, short-sighted and puts the lives of women and girls at risk. It will decimate the already inadequate supply of female midwives, nurses and doctors in Afghanistan. Male medical staff are prohibited from treating women unless a male relative is present, and Afghanistan already has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. Women’s presence in the healthcare sector is crucial.
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities hold the effective power and responsibility for the welfare and safety of the entire population. We urge the de facto authorities to repeal this harmful directive.”

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

3. Wide shot, Palais Wilson, UN Human Rights Office headquarters

Storyline

The UN Human Rights Office urged today (05 Dec) the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to repeal the recent decision banning women from attending medical training courses, saying it was profoundly discriminatory.

Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, made the following comment.

“The ban against women in Afghanistan attending classes at private medical institutions is yet another direct blow by the de facto authorities against Afghan women and girls.

The measure is profoundly discriminatory, short-sighted and puts the lives of women and girls at risk. It will decimate the already inadequate supply of female midwives, nurses and doctors in Afghanistan.

Male medical staff are prohibited from treating women unless a male relative is present, and Afghanistan already has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. Women’s presence in the healthcare sector is crucial.

Afghanistan’s de facto authorities hold the effective power and responsibility for the welfare and safety of the entire population. We urge the de facto authorities to repeal this harmful directive,” Shamdasani said.