<h1>Access restrictions on female UN staff hinder humanitarian operations and increase urgency of donor funding appeals for quake relief.</h1> An international humanitarian funding appeal seeks resources to sustain relief operations for quake-affected populations in eastern Afghanistan, highlighting urgent needs for shelter, food, water, and winter preparedness amid logistical constraints. The UN reports Taliban-imposed limits barring Afghan women working for the UN and its contractors from entering UN premises, which it says disregards prior arrangements; the UN is implementing adjustments and assessing options to protect staff and continue principled humanitarian work.