"UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN- UNAMA"

Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN, said, “At a time when the Afghan people are facing a set of profoundly difficult challenges, the Council has responded with a strong and unified message – Afghanistan and, in particular, its women and its girls will not be abandoned.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, warned the Security Council that the country “under the Taliban remains the most repressive country in the world regarding women’s rights.” UNIFEED

The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov told reporters, “Afghanistan remains to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 2023.” UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts $3.4 billion programme budget for 2023, approves permanent shift to annual cycle, concluding main part of Seventy-Seventh Session.

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

Women literally being erased from public life in Afghanistan, speaker tells Security Council, sounding alarm over country’s dire situation.

Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s decision to suspend women from secondary education is “causing damage today that will be felt long into the future.” UNIFEED

Briefing reporters virtually from Kabul, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov said current economic shocks “are the primary drivers” of humanitarian needs in the country. UNIFEED

Afghanistan’s future depends on Taliban’s engagement with world, but restrictions on women signal lack of international commitments, briefer warns Security Council.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses "its mounting concern about de facto authorities’ actions against Afghan female employees of the United Nations. The Mission urges the de facto authorities to abide by their obligations to respect the privileges and immunities of the UN and all its staff, including their freedom of movement throughout the country," a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED