UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council said Friday it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could ...

Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. ... The Taliban specifically mandated no women attend the conference, which the UN agreed to.

In the past month, the U.N. envoy said, more than 200 health facilities have been forced to close, affecting some 1.8 million people, including malnourished children.

UN: at least 110,000 vulnerable Afghan refugees in Pakistan. ... The IFRC warned that this pressure is undermining the ability of the health system and humanitarian aid networks to meet basic needs.

India abstained from a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution regarding Afghanistan, citing the need for a balanced ...

A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy” of destroying the health care system in Gaza during its year-long conflict with Hamas in attacks it said amount ...

The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan's Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are "unattainable" until they reverse their bans on women and girls getting an education, being employed ...

Afghan women are turning to social media, singing in protest against new Taliban laws banning their voices in public. They sing to prove they still exist. Afghan women have been robbed of health ...