One year of girls being excluded from high school – renewed call that they be enabled to return to classroom
KABUL - On the day marking the first anniversary of the exclusion of girls from high schools in Afghanistan, the United Nations re-iterates its call for the country’s de facto authorities to take urgent measures to reopen high schools for all.
“This is a tragic, shameful, and entirely avoidable anniversary,” said Markus Potzel, the acting-head of UNAMA, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
“The ongoing exclusion of girls from high school has no credible justification and has no parallel anywhere in the world. It is profoundly damaging to a generation of girls and to the future of Afghanistan itself,” said the UN envoy, who is also the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan.
When high schools were re-opened to boys on 18 September 2021, the de facto authorities instructed girls to remain at home. It is estimated that more than one million girls have been barred from attending high school over the past year. The Taliban have failed to deliver on various promises that they will enable their return to the classroom. The ban prevents girls attending grades seven to twelve, primarily impacting girls aged between 12 and 18.
The denial of education violates the most fundamental rights of girls and women. It increases the risk of the marginalization, violence, exploitation and abuse against girls and is part of a broader range of discriminatory policies and practices targeting women and girls since the de facto authorities assumed power in the summer of 2021.
The UN yet again calls upon the Taliban to reverse the slew of measures they have introduced restricting Afghan women and girls’ enjoyment of their basic rights and freedoms. The window of opportunity may be narrowing, but we urge them to take concrete steps – such as actively enabling girls to return to high school – that can lift Afghanistan up and give hope to its people.
If the ban on girls attending high school remains, the UN is increasingly concerned that such measures, taken together with other restrictions being placed upon Afghans’ basic freedoms, will contribute to a deepening of the crises facing Afghanistan, including greater insecurity, poverty and isolation.
The onus is on the Taliban to create favourable conditions for peace, inclusion, security, human rights and economic recovery. The international community remains ready to support a government that is representative of all its people and respects their rights.
OTTAWA: SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
بیست و یکمین سالگرد شهادت قهرمان ملی افغانستان و هفته شهید را گرامی می داریم و به روح همه شهدای افغانستان عزیز درود می فرستیم. ـ به همین مناسبت فردا جمعه مؤرخ ۹ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۲ مطابق با ۱۸ سنبله ۱۴۰۱، سفارت افغانستان در اوتاوا تعطیل می باشد. ـ
د افغانستان د ملي قهرمان د شهادت د يوويشتم تلين او د شهيد د اونۍ تسليت وايو او د افغانستان د ټولو سپيڅلو شهيدانو ارواه ته دعا کوؤ.ـ په همدې مناسبت به صبا د جمعې په ورځ چې د ۱۴۰۱ کال د سنبلې مياشتې له اتلسمې (۱۸) چې د ۲۰۲۲ کال د سپټمبر له نهمې (۹) سره برابره ده، په اوتاوا کې د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوريت سفارت تړلی وي.ـ
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Ottawa will be closed on September 09, 2022 on the 21st Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Ahmad Shah Massoud, National Hero of Afghanistan.
OTTAWA: SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
د پاکستان په وړاندې د افغانستان د کرکټ د ملي ټيم د عالي او مسلکي لوبې د ترسره کولو مبارکي وايو او په راتلونکو لوبو کې د نورو برياوؤ هيله ورته کوؤ.ـ
به تیم ملی پرافتخار کرکت افغانستان بخاطر بازی بسیار خوب و ماهرانه شان در مقابل تیم کرکت پاکستان تبریک می گوییم و برای شان در مسابقه بعدی آرزوی موفقیت می نماییم. ـ
Congratulations to our proud cricket team on a very well played game and wish you success in your next match in the Asia Cup 2022.
OTTAWA: AUGUST 19, 2022
Ambassador Hassan Soroosh, along with the family, embassy staff and participants from the Afghan diaspora community and friends of Afghanistan from Canada, raised the national flag at the Ottawa city hall honoring the 103rd anniversary of the restoration of Afghanistan’s independence. Happy National Day!
On August 18, 2022, “A Day of Solidarity with Afghan Women” was hosted by the Afghan Embassy at the Ottawa City Hall and was attended by many participants from the Government of Canada, diplomatic community, civil society, humanitarian sector and the Afghan diaspora community.
Ambassador Hassan Soroosh spoke about the current tragic situation in Afghanistan with a focus on the situation of women and girls and their rights and aspirations.
Ambassaador Soroosh stressed the importance of greater support to Afghan women and girls under a united approach and through various advocacy and protection mechanisms. Ambassador Soroosh expressed his gratefulness to Canada for the previous and ongoing humanitarian, advocacy and resettlement efforts in support of Afghan women and girls and highlighted the significance of sustained collective efforts in this regard.
Ms. Nahid Shahalimi, a renowned Afghan Canadian author, artist, and social entrepreneur spoke about her new book “We Are Still Here” which presents the first-hand stories of thirteen courageous Afghan women who have worked as politicians, journalists, scientists, filmmakers, artists, coders, musicians, and more. She highlighted the importance of involving Afghan experts particularly women experts in policy development and program development for Afghan women and girls.
The event also provided an opportunity to express our appreciation to the excellent work of Afghan, Canadian and international partners in support of Afghan women and newcomers from Afghanistan.
The event also included a video presentation on Afghan women and a beautiful live performance of national anthems of Afghanistan and Canada by Ms. Sara Soroor, Afghan-Canadian singer and songwriter.
The event was moderated by Ms. Yalda Baktash, Afghan journalist and human rights activist.
د زمری ۲۸ مه , دافغانستان دخپلواکی دبیرته ترلاسه کولو د ورځی رارسیدل دی مبارک وی!ـ
OTTAWA: JULY 29, 2022
اطلاعیه
به اطلاع عموم مراجعین محترم سفارت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در کانادا رسانیده می شود که سفارت و بخش قونسلی آن به روز دوشنبه مورخ 1 اگست 2022 مطابق با 10 اسد 1401، با در نظر داشت رخصتی عمومی در اونتاریو، تعطیل میباشد.
خبرتیا
ټولو محترمو مراجعینو ته خبر ورکول کیږي چې، په اوتاوا کې د ا.ا.ج سفارت به د دوشنبې په ورځ چې د ۲۰۲۲ کال د اگست میاشتې له ۱ او د ۱۴۰۱ کال د زمري له ۱۰ نېټې سره سمون لري، په اونټاریو کې د عمومي رخصتۍ له امله رخصت وي.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Consular Section in Ottawa will be closed on Monday August 1, 2022, on the occasion of Civic Holiday.
