"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA"

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN aid coordination agency said that in just eight days, three destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquakes rocked western Afghanistan’s province of Herat, killing 2,000 people and affecting 1.6 million. UNTV CH

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “It is time to support strengthened engagement with the relevant components of the de facto authorities through appropriate means to increase their knowledge and further compliance of law enforcement actions with international norms.” UNIFEED

Comments to the media by Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on the situation in Afghanistan at the Security Council Media Stakeout.

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2023/678).

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said, “The Taliban ask to be recognized by the United Nations and its members, but at the same time, they act against the key values expressed in the United Nations Charter.” UNIFEED

The situation in Afghanistan, Security Council, 9314th meeting

A UN spokesperson said that the UN mission in Afghanistan initiated an operational review period to conduct the necessary consultations, make required operational adjustments, and accelerate contingency planning for all possible outcomes. UNIFEED

United Nations top officials condemned today in the strongest terms the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the UN in Afghanistan. UNIFEED