Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping …
Jan 19, 2025 · Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said women and girls were bearing the brunt of dwindling financial support for nongovernmental groups and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
Why this humanitarian NGO leader flew to Kabul to meet with the Taliban
Jan 10, 2023 · Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, spent a week meeting with Taliban officials, pressing them to reverse their ban on women working for non-governmental...
Taliban rulers ban women from working at non-governmental ... - NPR
Dec 26, 2022 · NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the Taliban's decision to ban women from working at NGOs.
Taliban decrees against women paralysing NGO work: Aid chief
Jan 8, 2023 · Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first NGO chief to visit Afghanistan for talks with the Taliban since the ban came into effect more than two weeks...
Cutting Afghanistan funds 'biggest threat to helping women,' aid …
Jan 19, 2025 · Sanctions against the country’s new rulers, a halt on bank transfers and frozen billions in Afghanistan’s currency reserves have cut off access to global institutions and the outside money that...
Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work
Jan 8, 2023 · Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first NGO chief to visit Afghanistan for talks with the Taliban since the ban came into effect more than two weeks...
Aid chief: Taliban decrees against women paralyzing NGO work
Jan 8, 2023 · Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the first NGO chief to visit Afghanistan for talks with the Taliban since the ban came into effect more than two weeks...
Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan worsens after ban on female ...
May 24, 2023 · Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland is in Afghanistan meeting with Taliban officials, and is urging them for a timeframe in which his female colleagues can resume their...
Millions of Afghans face expulsion from Iran and Pakistan 'back to ...
6 days ago · The head of humanitarian NGO the Norwegian Refugee Council is accusing the international community of turning its back on the Afghan people since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Jan Egeland ...
NGO chief Egeland presses Taliban to reverse ban on Afghan …
Jan 10, 2023 · The head of a leading NGO has flown to Afghanistan to urge the Taliban to reverse their ban on Afghan women aid workers, warning that "lives will be lost" if they fail to do so.