"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA"

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Informal comments to the media by Mona Juul, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, on the UNAMA mandate in Afghanistan.

Adopting resolution 2626 (2022), Security Council extends United Nations Mission in Afghanistan for one year.

The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Deborah Lyons told the Security Council that it is now most urgent to address Afghanistan’s economy, as “we are nearing a tipping point that will see more businesses close, more people unemployed and falling into poverty. It is approaching a point of irreversibility.” UNIFEED

Joint statement by UAE, Albania, Brazil, and Norway to the press on the situation in Afghanistan

To avert ‘irreversible’ damage in Afghanistan, international community must engage with country’s de facto authorities, mission head tells Security Council.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that six months after the takeover by the Taliban, “Afghanistan is hanging by a thread,” adding that for Afghans, “daily life has become a frozen hell.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, on the future of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the situation in Afghanistan.

With Afghanistan ‘hanging by a thread’, Security Council delegates call on Taliban to tackle massive security, economic concerns, respect women’s equal rights.

Presenting an oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said, Afghans in vulnerable situations “are being pushed to take desperate measures, including child labour, the marriage of children to ensure their survival, and – according to some reports – even the sale of children.” OHCHR