MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council will hold a meeting about the situation in Afghanistan, said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
UNAMA has stated in a statement this meeting will be held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Security Council in New York.
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s special representative for Afghanistan, will present her report to the Security Council members about the situation in this country.
In a previous report last year, it was noted the Taliban de facto authorities announced ministerial-level changes and the continued the restructuring and establishment of institutions, with Taliban leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, playing a more decisive role.
At the same time, they stepped up outreach towards local communities and non-Taliban actors, it noted.
According to the UN report, security incidents linked to the armed opposition and attacks by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) continued in Afghanistan.
It said the UNAMA continued to receive credible allegations of human rights abuses and violations against former government officials and security personnel, in violation of the general amnesty proclaimed by the Taliban upon taking power in 2021, and in the context of clashes with the armed opposition.
It said Afghans’ fundamental rights and freedoms remain severely curtailed, especially for women and girls, who face persisting restrictions to their right to education, participation in public life and access to services. Despite reports from the Taliban of some positive developments on macroeconomic issues, the overall economic outlook remains of great concern. Humanitarian needs will further rise as winter approaches, said the report.
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