afgahnistan Flashcards
basic info
~location, a landlocked country located at the cross roads of central asia + south asia
~population 40.1mill
~hdi, 0.468 169/187
~infant mortality 117/1000
~life expectancy, 63.2
~65% of population live on 2$ a day
~15.8 mill have acute food insecurity
~1 in 3 dont know where there next meal is
taliban
~5% of women over 25 have had secondary education
~male dominated society
~all boys in education/ school
~strict phone and news rules
~schools + hospitals funded by government but run by Taliban
~now 2024
*women banned from parks, gyms + pools
*women cant communicate (speaks) outside
*women must cover up hair + face
human rights + child labour
~high adolescent birth rate
~153 /189 on gender inequality index
~low percent of female seats in parliament
~Taliban conduct executions, arbitrary arrests + torture + unlawful detentions
~food banks struggle as government will no longer fund them
~children working from as young as 10 to afford basic needs
~lack of access to education + healthcare
charity
~afghan aid
*providing food, shelter, cash and other vital household items
*battling effect of economic collapse- rising price of basic necessities
~un in afganistan
*work with and support government
*promote human rights
* support peace, protect civilians from armed war
rural
~un world food program
*working to combat starvation issues
~unicef
*protect children from child marrige, violence + capital punishment
*preventing children being recruited armed gangs
~UNDP
*appointing areas with a representative some female
urban
denial of basic human rights + rapid urban growth in kabul
~un habitat
* working to coordinate funding to upgrade neighborhoods
~CDCs
*locally elected (mixed gender)
*plans to include housing, infrastructure, electricity, sanitation, schools + healthcare
*improved engagement from women in protects and employment opportunities
