KABUL, MAR 3: The United Nations Security Council has reported that it is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
UNAMA’s current mandate expires on 17 March.
The report also added that a quarterly meeting on Afghanistan will be held, but it did not provide exact details about the date.
The Security Council has also expressed concern about humanitarian crises and stated that Afghanistan continues to grapple with one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world.
The report states: “22.9 million Afghans will require humanitarian assistance this year, including 21 million lacking adequate water and sanitation, 14.8 million facing acute food insecurity, 14.3 million experiencing limited access to healthcare, and 7.8 million women and children requiring nutrition assistance.”
The Security Council, in its report, claimed that efforts to address the humanitarian crisis have been impacted by the policies and practices of the Islamic Emirate—a claim that the Islamic Emirate has consistently denied.
The Security Council has also expressed concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, particularly the rights of women and girls.
The report states that although council members are generally united in their desire to see a prosperous, peaceful Afghanistan free from terrorism and ruled by an inclusive government, they are divided over how to achieve this goal.
Some members, including the P3 (France, the UK, and the US) and other like-minded states, have previously argued that the Islamic Emirate must adhere to international norms in order to obtain international recognition and receive economic and development aid from the international community.
