United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on June 21, says Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the UN. Addressing reporters in New York, Nusseibeh said…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet today (Thursday) on restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan, says a media report. The powerful UN body will vote on a resolution urging the caretaker Afghan…
Following the caretaker government’s decision to ban women from working with the United Nations, the UN Security Council will convene tomorrow (Friday) behind closed doors to discuss the issue. US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas tweeted: “Women are…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has extended the operation of its UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate till March 17, 2024. A resolution 2678 in this regard was unanimously adopted to extend the mandate of the UNAMA…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting about the situation in Afghanistan on Friday to hear from UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed about her recent trip to the war-torn country. Shahad Matar, a spokesperson for…
The UN Security Council has renewed its call acting government for the immediate lifting of all restrictions on Afghan girls and women. At a closed meeting on Friday, the powerful UN body discussed the ban on women working…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed its profound concern at the ban on Afghan women working for local and foreign NGOs. “Banning women would have a significant impact on humanitarian operations in the country, including those…
The United Nations Security Council will discuss the ban on Afghan women workers of humanitarian aid groups, says a media report. Reuters quoted UN diplomats as saying on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates and Japan had sought…
Former president Hamid Karzai has asked the Islamic Emirate to urgently reopen girls’ high schools and universities for the sake of the country’s development and reconsider the ban on women aid workers. The Ministry of Higher Education banned…
The UN Security Council has underlined the need for the reversal of fresh restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan. While calling for Afghan women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in all spheres of life, the UNSC denounced…
In his latest report on Afghanistan, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres says the country must deliver on its commitments to international principles, norms and standards against discrimination, inequity, inequality, injustice and impunity. UNAMA said the latest quarterly report…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attack on a religious school in northern Samangan that killed at least 20 students and wounded dozens of other people. "The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest…
US has pledged to support the people of Afghanistan during ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, US mission said. US mission to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) made the remarks at Arria-Formula meeting on Afghanistan. “We believe economic…
The United Nations Security Council is set to hold a session on the situation in Afghanistan tomorrow (Tuesday). The UN mission here said on Monday Markus Potzel, acting head of UNAMA, would brief the 15-member council on developments…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) and the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kabul. The September 5 attack, claimed by…
The United States has traded barbs with Russia and China at a meeting of the UN Security Council over assistance to Afghanistan. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, speaking the session called by his country, hit out at what he…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again failed to overcome divisions on travel ban exemptions for the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)’ leaders. At a meeting on Monday, members of the powerful UN body remained split…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is sharply divided on travel ban exemptions for Taliban leaders. As Russia and China supported continued exemptions for all 13 Taliban officials, the United States and Western countries insisted on reducing the…
UN chief António Guterres will present a report to the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan today. The report will discuss current government, political affairs in Afghanistan, human rights, regional cooperation, security issues, economic development and humanitarian…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday welcomed the UNSC decision to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, but stressed that the international community must respect the religious and cultural values of Afghans. Earlier this week, the UNSC…
Members of the UN Security Council have voiced deep concern at the increasing erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan. They lashed out at the Taliban for imposing restrictions…
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan’s Taliban for women to cover their faces in public. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, is due to brief the 15-member council,…
The Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks against two educational institutions in Kabul. On Tuesday, multiple bombings rocked Abdul Rahim-e Shahid High School and Mumtaz Education Centre in Dasht-i-Barchi area. Several people were…
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, has lodged a protest against Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan villages in Khost and Kunar provinces to the powerful UNSC and termed the action a blatant violation of Afghanistan’s territorial…
