INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned Monday that over four million Afghan girls could be deprived of an education by 2030
if the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) continues with its ban.Addressing a press conference in New York Dujarric said UNICEF has
reported that another 400,000 girls are being deprived of a secondary school education in this new academic year, which started this
week.&UNICEF tells us that in Afghanistan the new school year started today but an additional 400,000 girls are being deprived of their
right to education bringing the total number of girls without access to this essential right to 2.2 million.&That&s 2.2 million girls being
deprived of education today
[This] marks three years since the start of the ban on girls secondary education
UNICEF says that if this ban persists until 2030, which we hope it won&t, over four million girls will have been deprived of their right to
education beyond primary schooling.&He went on to say &Afghanistan cannot leave half of its population behind despite the ban.&Dujarric
pointed out that UNICEF has provided access to education to some 445,000 children through community-based learning, 64% of whom are girls
UNICEF is also empowering female teachers to ensure that girls have positive role models,& he said.The post UN warns over 4 million Afghan
girls will be deprived of education by 2030 if ban continues first appeared on Ariana News.
