n. delegation by the organizations highest ranking woman deputy sector general amena muhammad, she held talks with acting foreign affairs minister, a mere con mu talkie, top of the gender reversing restrictions on women's access to education and work. a ministry spokesman posted on twitter that they also discussed travel restrictions and government officials and financial sanctions imposed by the international community. when the taliban took power in august 2021, washington froze almost $10000000000.00 in assets belonging to afghan central bank . the economy shrunk by least 20 percent. the u. n says 9 of 10 households don't have enough to eat and use struggled to help of the taliban band. women working with charities. that bound has now been partially lifted and un delegate say, they're pleased with the progress last month, women were banned from attending university. they've also been banned from attending secondary education and some government jobs. the you and delegation will be looking for progress on this issue to nor han al jazeera. so early am i calling fully by tybalt spoke to

his deputy is in afghanistan, amena, muhammad, the deputy secretary general, the highest level international official to go to afghanistan since the taliban took over the 2nd general. explain to me her mission. but for me, that is something that really i feel very deeply which is what is happening to women and girls in afghanistan. what i said in the general assembly, the risk to move into a gym that up at that society. and my belief is that only that muslim world can convince the taliban that these needs to change. and so, i mean, am i mad sir, at contacts? first of all, with the organization of these, let me conference that as you know, issue the statement. that is very important because it clearly says that what is happening, afghanistan is against the holy koran. and she visited before going to afghanistan, a number of his le couches with the objective to mobilize support in these let me quote, to make clear for the taliban that they need to reverse the present trends. and i think that these was an important initiatives. i hope that this initiative will produce positive results. in any c

your deputy, the deputy secretary general amena muhammad has arrived in afghanistan. you center there. what are you hoping to achieve? well we, we did the big mobilization in the islamic world in relation to this, or, i mean, there are many problems that afghanistan is causing to us. all the questions of letters with terrorism request is related to and minorities that are not represented in an inclusive government. that question is it's a drug trafficking, but for me that is something that really, i feel very deeply which is what is happening to women and girls in afghanistan. what i said in the general assembly, the risk to move into a gym that appetite society and my belief is that only that muslim world can convince the taliban that these needs to change. and so, i mean, am i mad sir, at contacts? first of all, with the organization of these, let me conference that as you know, issued the statement that is very important because it clearly says that what is happening, afghanistan is against the holy koran. and to she visited before going to afghanistan, and a numbe

some of their children have died many r, malnourished amena muhammad, recently arrived at his camp. she is struggling to make ends meet soccer luxury. when i wake up in the morning, i make che, and popcorn. this will be my children's only meal. the last 2 years have been hard on people in countries like somalia, kenya, and if you appear for rainy seasons have failed. it's likely the 5th season won't make much of a difference across east africa at least $36000000.00 people are affected, including children who are severely malnourished. 11000000 ethiopians and 4000000 canyons are close to starvation. more than 8000000 families have nothing to eat. millions of farm animals have died, and 16000000 people cannot get enough water. we not only of, of her to the farming was the tuition still are critical. adults also affected the food production, which means 70 percent of her who bought ocean somalia has been affected by the by the drought. ah, also it's affected the education where all those young people under age who acted by the drought are not going to go to the school agency. say some

general amena muhammad is the highest ranking member of the international community to visit in that time. she is female, she's a muslim and the u. m. believe she may have the leverage to get the taliban to change their position, particularly on the issue of women's rights here. and i've also been speaking to the pakistani foreign minister about her visit. he's been speaking to her ahead of her arrival in afghanistan. what did you discuss with her and how important is this was? oh, so i believe i have been in discussions with the deputy secretary general, and i must say that i applauded the command this in it. if united nations has a responsibility to find solutions to problems, and pakistan is long advocated for the engagement of 4 engagements to solve problems within the of high context. so whether it is the issue of women's rights, whether it's the issue of terrorism, where this issue of angio, whether it's the issues, the so many issues or the, the answer is engagement. i think it's a powerful message that the deputy sector general of the united nations is going to have canister.