The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to condemn the Taliban’s ban on women working for the organization on April 27, calling the decision “unprecedented in the history of the United Nations.”
The resolution, and a separate one calling on the Taliban to quickly reverse its crackdown on the rights of women and girls, was passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York.
Russia and China joined the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and other nations in passing the resolutions in a sign of widespread global concerns over the Taliban’s increasingly aggressive actions.
According to a press release from the United Nations, the resolutions called for the Taliban to put an end to its policies and practices restricting women and girls’ enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those across education, employment, freedom of movement, and participation in public life….