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the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agencyr, care, the norwegian refugee council and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. but the taliban have rejected the international condemnation saying all those agencies who want to operate in afghanistan should comply with the rules of the country. zahra nader, editor in chief zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan with a focus on women, the lgbt community and environmental issues. it is so good to talk to you. first of all, this seems to me and amid too many people watching, making it a lot more difficult for aid agencies to function in a country thatis agencies to function in a country that is desperate for their help. yes, thank you for having me here. yes, thank you for having me here. yes, we all know that the taliban... banning women from universities and four days later, banning women from working at a time when 98% of afghanistan is not earning enough and half of the country is fac

islamic relief and the international rescue committee are the latest agencies to halt their activity.e norwegian refugeee council and save the children said they �*could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need' without their female staff. samira rahman from the international rescue committee described the effects of the taliban's decision. it is a very disappointing situation that we're faced with in the country. the latest taliban edict banning women from working in ngos comes after months of increasing restrictions on the participation of women in public life and attending universities. we have seen over the course of the last year that the sidelining of women in the workspace has already cost the afghan economy over $1 billion. as ngos who have been working towards delivering services in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet, we are unable to do that without female staff, so we have decided — it is a difficult decision, to spend our activities currently in the country. what does that mean for the people who you are there to help? it is a very diffi

islamic relief and the international rescue committee are the latest agencies to halt their activity.e the children said they "could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need" without their female staff. samira rahman from the international rescue committee described the effects of the taliban's decision. it's a very difficult situation. afghanistan is in the midst of the worst humanitarian situation, 98% of the country is at risk of poverty, 28 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. however, we cannot reach the most vulnerable communities if we don't have female staff, and if we're not allowed to have female staff at all levels of our organisation. we cannot continue to operate in the country, as is the current situation. boxing day sales are under way in high streets and shopping centres across the uk. but shoppers are expected to spend less this year as households are squeezed by the high cost of living. katy austin reports. in liverpool this morning, the shoppers were out and about early. i was there at half seven. and have you got anything so far? yea

the international rescue committee says it is the international rescue committee says its 3,000 femalehe delivery of humanitarian assistance and it is "dismayed by the move". us secretary of state antony blinken also shared his deep concern, tweeting that the taliban order will disrupt vital and life—saving assistance to millions. hejoins a growing international chorus of condemnation. the un called it a clear breach of humanitarian principles, and the european union said it is assessing the impact of it aid in afghanistan. but as the outrage grows, the women of afghanistan continue to fade from public life, with many of their most basic rights under threat. shabnam safa, chair of the national refugee—led advisory and advocacy group, and member of the action for afghanistan campaign in australia told us the international reaction has been far from enough. i'm absolutely gutted, not surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed injust surprised, but very, very disgusted and also disappointed in just the lack of outrage by the international community, including australia, whe

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vicki: the international rescue committee has been workinin afghanistan since 1988.have 8000 staff, 3000 of them women. we have ceased our operations in health, emgency response, education, and economic development until we can understand a pathway forward, because as a humanitarian organization, we have to be able to serve men and women equally. in afghanistan we cannot serve women unless we have women on our staff. lisa: we know there is aid being cut off, thousands of workers who no longer have jobs to feed their family. what is the reaction from the people you know in afghanistan and what does this mean going ahead? fawzia: the people are devastated. one can live on the poverty line in hunger, but with injustice, nobody is able to tolerate or accept. since the taliban seized power august 2021, they have issued 35 units and decrees to eliminate and ere women from the public sphere. the last one was banning women from working with nongovernmental organizations. these were women who were the breadwinners of the family. they were basically supporting their family thr

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islamic relief and the international rescue committee are the latest to halt their activities.er, care, the norwegian refugee council, and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. the secretary-general of the norwegian refugee council told us that his organization could not work in afghanistan without the female workforce. >> 1500 staff. about one third are women, 470. we cannot operate without are committed, hard-working, professional female colleagues. they're the ones who assess needs among women and children. they are the ones that communicate to the women. for example, single mother households and so on. our message back to the taliban authorities who gave us this order on christmas eve, december 24, was that we have to suspend our work. we cannot work without our female colleagues. this is in a situation of desperate need. millions and millions need emergency relief. >> it's 100 day since antigovernment protests began in iran. thousands have been arrested, and according to the human rights activist news

the groups, save the children, the international rescue committee, the norwegian refugee council andhey cannot effectively reach people in desperate need in afghanistan without women in their workforces. the taliban introduced the ban yesterday, allegedly because women weren't wearing the islamic headscarf correctly. u.s. officials condemned the move. at the vatican, pope francis used his annual christmas message to lament what he called "the icy winds of war," and he made an impassioned plea for peace in ukraine. thousands crowded saint peter's square, as the pope called attention to the millions of ukrainians without heat or electricity this christmas. >> let us also see the faces of our ukrainian brothers and sisters who are experiencing this christmas in the dark and in the cold, far from their homes due to the devastation caused by 10 months of war. may he enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war. geoff: meantime in ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy delivered a defiant christmas message,

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the countryould not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. but the taliban have rejected the international condemnation saying all those agencies who want to operate in afghanistan should comply with the rules of the country. zahra nader is the editor in chief of zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan. she told us more about the circumstances for women in the country. ata time at a time in afghanistan 90% of afghanistan is not earning enough, half of the country is facing hunger and starvation and we know children who are suffering from malnutrition and just two months ago they said that they would suspend operations saying the number of children with dangerously malnutrition art rising 50%. i think those numbers are alarming. and what the taliban are doing, you get back to what afghan women are saying before the taliban takeover and now that they cannot be trusted. but unfortunately as we have witnessed in the past years now, they are c

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the countrythe children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. save the children chief operating officer david wright says the ban will have very real impacts on the people they help. why .we . we have five dozen staff including _ . we have five dozen staff including community - . we have five dozen staff- including community volunteers including community volunteers in afghanistan. almost half of those are women. so essentially if we were to keep working we would have to turn up for work tomorrow with half our workforce missing stop to have access to women and children you need to have female health staff. and so if you don't have a female health staff you won't have access to those people so essentially it is just not possible for us to do ourjob with ourfemale possible for us to do ourjob with our female colleagues aren't even able to get out there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. a time for giving — how the world's less fortunate a

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the countrygian refugee council and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. but the taliban have rejected the international condemnation zahra nader is the editor in chief of zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan. she told us more about what it's like for women in the country. we all know that the taliban have issued, the past week, on december 20th they issued a ban on women entering universities. and four days later they issued another decree banning women from working at international ngos at a time where in afghanistan, 98% of afghanistan is not earning enough and half of the country is facing hunger and starvation. and we know the scale of the children that are suffering from malnutrition are rising. just two months ago one of the organisations that said they would suspend operations said, the number of children that are dangerously malnutrition are rising 50%. i think those numbers are alarming

the international rescue committee says its 3,000 female staffers are critical for the delivery of humanitarian move". us secretary of state antony blinken also shared his deep concern, tweeting that the taliban order will disrupt vital and life—saving assistance to millions. hejoins a growing international chorus of condemnation. the un called it a clear breach of humanitarian principles, and the european union said it is assessing the impact of its aid in afghanistan. but as the outrage grows, the women of afghanistan continue to fade from public life, with many of their most basic rights under threat. naomi choy smith, bbc news. obaidullah baheer, a lecturer at the american university of afghanistan, told me about the impact of some of these restrictions. there are multiple ways to look at it. there is also the families that these people support. most of these women that work at these organisations are the sole breadwinners of their families. the government was the first biggest employer of women in afghanistan. those jobs have ceased to exist because of the taliban. the education sector fol

the international rescue committee has published a list of the 20 worst humanitarian crises to watch in 2023. the organization conducts this assessment every year in order to focus its resources and raise public awareness. over all the trend is concerning. and according to the r o c, the number of people in humanitarian need has nearly quadrupled in the last decade . d w's. nina teacher has been studying the report. well, this is the list of countries that nobody wants to be on in 2020, to record level. so she monetary a need were recorded across the globe. and the vast majority of that in 20 countries topping the list. this year is somalia, the countries currently suffering a severe fear crisis caused by decades of conflict and a reco drought. fueled by climate change. almost half the country's population is a need of humanitarian aid, and people are stopping every day. second on the list. if sophia, where there is a similar food catastrophe unfolding the humanitarian response to it has been undermined by multiple conflicts such as the war and the t cry region. some $20000000.00 peo

save the children care, the international rescue committee and norwegian refugee council said they cannot effectively reach afghans in need without their female staff. afghanistan has suffered unprecedented levels of hunger for over a year, with 90 percent of the population, not getting enough food after drought. a cobit pandemic and decades of war. the un estimates that a record 28300000 afghans will need humanitarian aid and protection assistance in 2023. the economic crisis is worse than since the u. s. for his billions of dollars of assets and foreign donors caught aid after the taliban to take over. the countries also recovering from natural disasters, including flooding in august and an earthquake in june that killed more than a 1000 people and left hundreds of thousands needing urgent aid on the call. soon sheriff has more another restriction on women in afghanistan. this time they being told to stay away from work that's crucial to getting humanitarian aid to millions of people. the top on government is wanting non governmental organizations that employ them, risk losing their lic

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the country reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. but the taliban have rejected the international condemnation saying all those agencies who want to operate in afghanistan should comply with the rules of the country. zahra nader is the editor in chief of zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan. she told us more about the circumstances for women in the country. we all know that the taliban have issued, the past week, on december 20th they issued a ban on women entering universities. and four days later they issued another decree banning women from working at international ngos at a time where in afghanistan, 98% of afghanistan is not earning enough and half of the country is facing hunger and starvation. and we know the scale of the children that are suffering from malnutrition are rising. just two months ago one of the organisations that they would suspend operations said, the number of children that are dangerously malnutrition are rising 50%. i th

islamic relief and the international rescue committee are the latest agencies to halt their activity.fugeee council and save the children said they �*could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need' without their female staff. earlier i spoke to jan egeland, the secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. since the announcement the aid agency has halted all work in afghanistan. we cannot operate without or female staff. in our case with the norwegian council we have nearly 1500 staff. about one third are women. 470, we cannot operate with our or committed, without our or committed, hard—working female colleagues. they are the ones who assess needs among women or children. they are the ones who communicate to the woman, for example, single mother households. and so on. so, or message back to the taliban authorities who gave us this order on christmas eve. was that we have to suspend our work. we cannot work without our female colleagues. this in a situation of desperate need. millions and millions need our emergency relief. i want to come back to that it is an important p

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the countryen said they "could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need" without their female staff. seven people, including dual nationals with claimed links to the uk, have been arrested in connection with the current wave of anti—government protests in iran. a statement from the revolutionary guards in the south—eastern province of kerman described them as members of a uk linked organisation involved in guiding and directing such plots. it said they were detained as they were trying to leave the country. in singapore, the recent repeal of a colonial—era law which criminalised sex between men has been welcomed by many in the lgbtq community. but at the same time, the government has legally defined marriage as only between a man and a woman— a move it says reflects the conservative social values of the city state. two generations of gay men tell our reporter derek cai about their mixed feelings and how they plan to continue to push for marriage equality. at night when we were here, the po

now that's according to the international rescue committee, which is just published a list of the worst humanitarian crises to be aware of in 2023 topping the list. this year is somalia, the country is faced with a severe food crisis caused by decades of conflict and a record drought. almost half of the country's people are in need of humanitarian aid and people are starving there every day. second is ethiopia, which is facing a similar food catastrophe. the humanitarian response has been undermined there by multiple conflicts, including the war in the north and t gray region. and then there's afghanistan, the i r c says 97 percent of afghanistan's population is at risk of poverty following the taliban takeover, which resulted in economic collapse. now 10th on the list is a new entry, and that is ukraine. russia's invasion has caused the largest displacement of people in decades, leaving more than 17000000 ukrainians in need of essential services and at risk of illness, with food and fuel prices surging around the world. since russia's invasion, this war is fueling the other humanitaria

islamic relief and the international rescue committee were the latest agencies to halt their activityouncil and save the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. save the children chief operating officer david wright says the ban will have very real impacts on the people they help. we have got 5,000 staff including community volunteers in afghanistan. almost half of those are women. so essentially if we were to keep working we'd have to turn up for work tomorrow with half our workforce missing. to have access to women and children you need to have female health staff. and so if you don't have a female health staff, you won't have access to those people, so essentially, it's just not possible for us to do ourjob if our female colleagues are not able to get out there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a time for giving. how the world's less fortunate are catered for over the festive period. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in ho

islamic relief and the international rescue committee are the latest agencies to halt their activity.ave the children said they �*could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need' without their female staff. we arejoined byjan egeland, the secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. since the announcement the aid agency has halted let's talk about the practicalities. how difficult is it in a conservative muslim society to operate in the field without women members of staff? we operate in the field without women members of staff?— operate in the field without women members of staff? we cannot operate without or female _ members of staff? we cannot operate without or female staff. _ members of staff? we cannot operate without or female staff. in _ members of staff? we cannot operate without or female staff. in our - members of staff? we cannot operate without or female staff. in our case i without or female staff. in our case without or female staff. in our case with the norwegian concept we have nearly 1500 staff. about one third are women. 470, we cannot operate with our

the international rescue committee in norwegian refugee council say they can't effectively reach people in need. without female staff, afghanistan has reached unprecedented levels of hunger for more than a year, with 90 percent of the population, not getting enough food following a drought. the pandemic and decades of war. the un estimates 28300000 afghans will need humanitarian assistance in 2023. the economic crisis has worsened since the u . s. pros, billions of dollars of assets and foreign donors cut aid after the taliban to take over. the country is also recovering from natural disasters, including flooding in august and an earthquake in june. phantom monahan has more limit. another restriction on women in afghanistan. this time they're being told to stay away from work that's crucial to getting humanitarian aid to millions of people. the taliban government is warning non governmental organizations that employ them. risk losing their license to operate in the country. well, the thing i am in a society like i've gone is than way for the past 20 years. they have put so much effort t

the international rescue committee, irc, has become the latest agency to halt its activity in the country the children said they could not effectively reach afghans in desperate need without their female staff. zahra nader is the editor in chief of zan times, a media outlet that covers human rights in afghanistan. she told us more about what it's like for women in the country. we all know that the taliban haveissued we all know that the taliban have issued in the past week. we know that in december 20 they banned women from universities and then they issued another decree banning women from working at a time when afghanistan, 98% of afghanistan is not earning enough and half of the country is facing hunger and starvation and we know that there are children who are suffering malnutrition are raising. this is high. just two months ago the organisation said they will suspend operations who said that the number of children of dangerous malnutrition is rising 50%. i think those numbers... at the same time the taliban —— with what the taliban —— with what the taliban are doing, you get back to

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four other major humanitarian agencies, including the international rescue committee, have already haltedthe un has urged the taliban to reverse the ban. lets speak to anbarasan ethirajan, south asia editer at the bbc world service. thank you for being with us. what has been the reaction from the tella bend to the news that five of these major international agencies are suspending activities? thea;r major international agencies are suspending activities? they have not reacted et suspending activities? they have not reacted yet to _ suspending activities? they have not reacted yet to the _ suspending activities? they have not reacted yet to the agencies - suspending activities? they have not reacted yet to the agencies now. - reacted yet to the agencies now. today there was a response from the telephone that yesterday, when all this international condemnation came, that this place the international criticism. saying they cannot allow anyone to dictate terms and any agency wants to operate inside of us can understand without the doing so by the rules of the country. their spokesperson tweet

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character national, the norwegian refugee cancer, the international rescue committee, and islamic relief >> we have got 50 staff including community volunteers in afghanistan. almost half of those are women. so essentially, if we were to keep worng, we would have to turn up to work tomorrow with have our workforce missing. amy: this comes days after the taliban banned women from attending university. we will have more on this story after the headlines with the head of the norwegian council as well as a leading afghani feminist. south korea's military scrambled warplanes and helicopter gunships on monday after five north korean drones crossed the demilitarized zone separating the two countries. it was the first time since 2017 north korean drones have entered south korean airspace. south korea's military said it had sent its own drones over the north in response. officials in taiwan have extended mandatory military service for young men to one year, up from the current four months. the change in taiwan's conscription period came after dozens of chinese military aircraft on monday entered

organizations like care, save the children and the international rescue committee announced they coulde staff. the new rulers of afghanistan threatened to pull the license of any organization that failed to adhere to the new law. the taliban says the females were not adhering to strict dress codes like wearing a hijab. the move to force women out of work is forcing calls to find an immediate solution. >> at the moments, the sector as a whole is negotiating with the taliban to see what can be done that is led by the united nations. so there are taking the lead and meets with the various authorities to see if this problem can be resolved. >> this decision is the latest in a series of restrictions implemented against women. protests erupted after the taliban said woman would be banned from colleges and an education. >> we have come today to demand for our right to study. we're not carrying any weapons. the taliban forced to us come to this narrow street and they used water cannons on us. they're scared of our voices and don't have any other weapons. we want our rights. >> the taliban is n

i discuss the latest with the head of the international rescue committee. >> then, twitter risks eu sanctionstly blocking journalists. i speak to one of those reporters, cnn's donie o'sullivan. >> also ahead. >> the world has become much louder at a time the young brain is very sensitive at an earlier age. >> america's inner pandemic. "new york times" journalist talks to michel martin about the mental health crisis among u.s. teens. >> and finally -- ♪ do you believe in life after love ♪ >> a flamboyant breath of fresh air. we look back to

these ngos have suspended operations in afghanistan, as you mentioned, save the children, international rescue committee can no longer effective live work without the help of women because women play such a pivotal role in the workforce. that they gain access to desperate women in far-flung parts of the country because of accessory women give to them and women have reached millions of people since the taliban have rolled back into power in afghanistan. just to give you some of the numbers, the nrc can employs 1,500 people in afghanistan. a third are women. irc has 3,000 women employees. they have just been taken out of the workforce by the taliban of course these ngos much much-needed services like health care, education, child protection, nutritional services and support in one of the world's most isolated countries with a plummeting humanitarian conditions it gets worse and worse every day. it is being condemned by senior u.s. officials secretary blinken, karen decker has been critical of this. it is all being dismissed by the taliban who don't really seem to care of course, as you mentioned, this fol

the taliban band. women from working for aid organizations save the children, care the international rescue committee, and then a widget refugee council said they cannot effectively reach afghans in need without their female staff was gone. her son has suffered unprecedented levels of hunger for over a year. now, with some 90 percent of the population, not getting enough food after drought. a coven pandemic, and decades of war. the u. n. estimates that a record 28300000 afghans will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 next year. the economic crisis has worse. and since the u. s. froze billions of dollars of assets and foreign donors, car aid following the taliban to take over. the countries also recovering from natural disasters, including flooding in august and an earthquake in june that killed more than a 1000 people and left hundreds of thousands needing urgent aid. kat are which hosted a taliban office during the us led war in afghanistan as joined other countries and expressing quote, extreme concern at the angio ban on the consumer reports. now another restriction on women, enough cornerstone.

decisions on monday on sunday, save the children and which in refugee council care and international rescue. missy committee said that they were halting their services in response to the taliban decree. so early we spoke to ross me, faruqi, action aids, director of asian humanitarian response. she said it's important, her continued dialogue with the taliban. we've been working in afghanistan since 2002. we're a deeply rooted organization that was very closely with communities and extremely hard to reach and who are facing a huge difficulties. so the decision for us to temporarily pools our programming has not been taken lightly. but unfortunately, this move makes it very difficult for a team on the ground to provide support. women are essential to any humanitarian operation. so in the context of, you can start even more so where women can interact with women. we are actually working very closely with other agencies and trying to kind of keep watching brief on the situation. we're hopeful that through our connections and our engagement. we've partnered with government that we can try to press a reversal of t

viktor butov is very warmly welcomed by the international committee of the state duma, proposes the creation of a special agency that will deal with the rescuer fellow citizens illegally held abroad. viktor will be the state duma. in just a week. after returning home spend 14 years in prison. who else understands. what can and should be done to help other russians who have not yet returned home ; which help needed in the first place could help relatives who are completely unaware of how to behave their experience. i can tell you that the presence of a professional team of the same lawyers. they could help, at least, so that a person does not slander himself when the russian press says a light hello from the motherland, for example, but signed i have a newspaper in russian for a russian newspaper for a komsomol member on kommersant but delivery is about 3 weeks, sometimes a month. sometimes there are even delays somewhere, the package is lost, then six months later we have to think about which of our compatriots usa a could help to ensure that it was promptly delivered. that's right directly russian information from the ukrainian prison. it w