The United Nations is set to establish formal ties with the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan. The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution in this regard, Arab News reported.
Norway raised the issue in the Security Council on Thursday. "The United Nations wants to work on the country's political and human rights issues, in addition to sending relief and financial assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as a result of the economic crisis," it said. In addition, the United Nations believes that special attention needs to be paid to protecting the rights of women, children and journalists in Afghanistan.
The Security Council voted in favor of 14 of the 15 member states. Russia is the only country that has abstained.
The Security Council requested that in addition to the International Atomic Energy Agency's ongoing inspections in Afghanistan, that it monitor Iran's compliance with "the steps required by the IAEA Board".
Speaking to Arab News, Mona Joul, Norway's representative to the UN, said: "This is a new proposal and the focus here is on conducting the UN mission in Afghanistan. The United Nations aims to rescue ordinary Afghans and bring peace and stability to Afghanistan from the catastrophe that has gripped the country since the coup last year.
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Since then, the country has virtually no representative in the United Nations. Although the Taliban has been lobbying for the release of one of its spokesmen, Sohail Shaheen, as a UN envoy, the results are still in vain.
Six months after the Taliban took power, no country in the world has recognized the group. In addition, with the exception of a handful of countries, most states have closed their embassies in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the economic crisis in foreign-aided Afghanistan has intensified since the Taliban seized power. The United Nations has previously said that about half of the country's population lives in extreme poverty.
In the past few months, the United Nations has sent money, food and medicine to Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds. However, they were sent to the Afghanistan branch of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Under the new measures, the aid could be sent through the Taliban government.
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Since then, the country has virtually no representative in the United Nations. Although the Taliban has been lobbying for the release of one of its spokesmen, Sohail Shaheen, as a UN envoy, the results are still in vain.
Six months after the Taliban took power, no country in the world has recognized the group. In addition, with the exception of a handful of countries, most states have closed their embassies in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the economic crisis in foreign-aided Afghanistan has intensified since the Taliban seized power. The United Nations has previously said that about half of the country's population lives in extreme poverty.
In the past few months, the United Nations has sent money, food and medicine to Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds. However, they were sent to the Afghanistan branch of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Under the new measures, the aid could be sent through the Taliban government.
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