UN Women has recently announced that women-led organizations in Afghanistan may be forced to lay off up to 30 percent of their female staff due to funding cuts.
In a post shared day (Monday, Dec 8) on its X account, UN Women wrote that women-led organizations are the backbone of Afghanistan’s support system for women and girls.
UN Women in Afghanistan further emphasized that many of these organizations are now facing severe funding reductions.
Referring to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the organization added: “We cannot afford to lose this frontline leadership.”
Previously, UN Women had also stated that local women-led organizations in Afghanistan have lost about one-fifth of their funding.
The organization further noted that following the collapse of previous support systems after the takeover by the caretaker government, millions of women now have nowhere to turn, and access to vital services has been severely restricted.
This comes as UN Women for Afghanistan responded yesterday to the ban on female staff entering its offices and urged the caretaker government to lift the restriction so that assistance can reach women and girls.
