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The United Nations (UN) wants to continue its humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (74) announced this on Tuesday in the Qatari capital Doha. “Humanitarian aid is a fragile lifeline for millions of Afghans,” the secretary-general said in his address to journalists. “The United Nations will not waver in its commitment to support the people of Afghanistan.” The organization is determined to reach agreement on the necessary conditions. Guterres also added that there would be another meeting in the future.
Since Monday, UN representatives and international diplomats have been meeting in Doha to find a unified approach for the international community to deal with the Taliban government. The main reason for the meeting was the situation of women and girls, who in many areas are systematically oppressed and marginalized by the ruling Islamist Taliban.
37 million people live in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s ban on Afghan women from working for the United Nations has recently drawn sharp criticism. The ban is incompatible with UN standards, the organization said in April.
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, however, presents aid organizations with a particular dilemma: According to Guterres, Afghanistan is currently experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. 28 million people depend on humanitarian aid for their survival. An estimated 37 million people live in the country.
A possible recognition of the Taliban government was not part of the meeting in Doha, Guterres stressed in his speech. Guterre’s deputy Amina Mohammed caused a sensation in April with comments about possible recognition and sparked further protests from women in Afghanistan. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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