‘You need to bring girls back to school’: UN official’s message for Afghan leaders |

Since the Taliban took back power as the de facto authority in Afghanistan in 2021, women’s rights have come under attack.

Today, the country barely makes the headlines despite the ongoing suppression of women’s rights and humanitarian crises, such as earthquakes and recent floods.

Jorge Moreira da Silva, the Head of the UN Office for Project Services, recently returned from a visit to Afghanistan to inspect some of the Office’s initiatives. 

He told Mayra Lopes from UN News that, despite many difficulties, the UN has never left the country and continues to provide the support its people need.