UN: Nearly 600,000 returnee children in Afghanistan deprived of education

Hamoon Wed Aug 2026 1 month ago 255

Dujarric added that Afghanistan's education system is facing various challenges, and the persistent shortage of funding has also reduced the capacity of humanitarian institutions to support children's education. He said the United Nations and humanitarian partners continue to support children to the extent of available resources.


Meanwhile, girls above the sixth grade remain deprived of going to school. UNESCO had previously announced that since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been excluded from secondary education.


UNESCO has stated that Afghanistan is the only country in the world where the education of girls and women after the primary level has been officially banned. The organization has warned that the continuation of this situation could have severe long-term consequences for Afghanistan's economy and society.


The Taliban, after returning to power, repeatedly promised to provide opportunities for girls' education; however, secondary schools and girls' high schools remain closed, and in the fall of 2022, women's studies at universities were also prohibited.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, has stated that out of approximately 900,000 children who have returned to Afghanistan, nearly 600,000 of them lack access to school. He presented this figure during a press briefing, citing a report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Hamoon Khamoosh

Maybe you are interested

    Comments

Leave a Reply

About Us

Address 2933 41k St
London, UK

Contact
+1 (825) 973-2079
[email protected]

News Letter

Latest Tweet

Popular Categories

Education Sport War Afghanistan Agriculture World Women USA Election