KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has urged the United Nations and international organisations to channel their assistance towards development projects to help provide housing, schools, electricity, clean water, employment and other essential services for returning refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
He issued the call at a meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Saleh in Kabul on Wednesday, according to a statement from his office.
It said the two sides discussed the situation of Afghan refugees, humanitarian and development assistance for returning refugees, and future cooperation in support of the Afghan people.
Mullah Baradar thanked the United Nations and international organisations for providing humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees.
He stressed that the United Nations and international organisations should prioritise development assistance so that housing, schools, electricity, clean water, employment opportunities and other basic services could be provided for returning refugees and internally displaced Afghans.
For his part, Barham Saleh praised the efforts of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in the development sector and expressed hope that greater international assistance would be mobilised for Afghanistan to help improve the living conditions of the Afghan people.
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