UN Warns More Than Half of Afghan Women’s Organizations Could Close Within a Year
UN Women has urged greater support for women-led aid in Afghanistan, warning that more than half of the country’s women’s organizations could cease operating within the next year.
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- UN Women has urged greater support for women-led aid in Afghanistan, warning that more than half of the country’s women’s organizations could cease operating within the next year.
UN Women has called for stronger support for women-led aid organizations in Afghanistan, warning that more than half of them could stop operating within the next year.
The warning was issued on August 15, 2026, five years into renewed Taliban rule. It points to a growing risk that Afghan women will lose services delivered by organizations focused on their needs.
The appeal places the immediate focus on sustaining those organizations as the funding outlook threatens their continued operation.
