Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe statement reads that according to reports of the head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, 50 decrees have been issued regarding women.
The Islamic Emirate said the decisions of the UN Security Council regarding Afghanistan are “unilateral.”
The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that this organization has not carefully assessed the issues of Afghanistan in its statements and resolutions.
“This is something that does not take into consideration the realities of Afghanistan. Sometimes when they issued a statement or a resolution, they did not carefully assess the issues of Afghanistan, and especially did not ask about the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and did not share their views,” Mujahid said.
This comes as the UN reported on the holding of meetings of the UNSC last year, saying it has approved various resolutions regarding Afghanistan, Palestine and Ukraine.
“The Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions concerning Afghanistan on 16 March. By the terms of resolution 2678 (2023), the Council decided to extend UNAMA’s mandate until 17 March 2024 and called upon all relevant Afghan political actors and stakeholders to coordinate with the Mission in the implementation of its mandate and to ensure the safety, security and freedom of movement of UN and associated personnel throughout the country. By the terms of resolution 2679 (2023), the Council requested the Secretary-General to conduct and provide, no later than 17 November, an independent assessment, after consultations with all relevant Afghan political actors and stakeholders, as well as the region and the wider international community. Such assessment should include forward-looking recommendations to address the current challenges faced by Afghanistan.
As the year came to an end, on 29 December, the Council adopted resolution 2721 (2023), with 13 votes in favour to none against, with 2 abstentions (China, Russian Federation). By the terms of the text, the 15-nation organ requested the Secretary-General appoint a Special Envoy for Afghanistan, provided with robust expertise on human rights and gender. Also requesting that Council members consider the independent assessment on that country, it affirmed that the objective of this process should be an Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbours, fully reintegrated into the international community. In addition, the Council also recognized the need to ensure the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of Afghan women in the process throughout,” the report reads.
“Since UNAMA is an investigative and humanitarian aid agency in Afghanistan, the extension of their work is necessary for Afghanistan, and this agency should be in Afghanistan so that Afghanistan is not deprived of humanitarian aid,” Bilal Fatemi, an international relations analyst, told TOLOnews.
“The government should accept those demands of the world that are not against our beliefs, so that the world interacts with them and we will get rid of these problems,” Hamidullah Hotaki, a political analyst, told TOLOnews.
The statement reads that according to reports of the head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, 50 decrees have been issued regarding women.
“Briefing the Council on 26 September, Ms. Otunbayeva reported that more than 50 decrees issued by the Taliban aimed at eliminating women from public life and education. The Mission’s view was to maintain dialogue, to attempt to help change such policies. Ms. Bahous of UN-Women said restrictions were being enforced more frequently and with more severity, including by male family members, and accompanied by increases in child marriage and in child labour. She also reported that Afghan women continued to call on international actors to use all means at their disposal to pressure for change, including sanctions without exceptions for travel, and the issue of non-recognition,” the report reads.