UN Security Council to Hold Special Meeting on Afghanistan Tomorrow
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that the UN Security Council will convene a special meeting tomorrow, Monday, June 8, to review the situation in Afghanistan. During this session, Georgette Gagnon, Deputy and Acting Head of UNAMA, will present a fresh report on the country’s conditions to Security Council members.
According to UNAMA’s announcement, the meeting is scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. Kabul time. The main topics expected to be discussed are political developments, human rights issues, and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Additionally, another meeting is planned for one week after this session to review and extend UNAMA’s mandate in Afghanistan. The mandate has been temporarily extended in recent months.
In the last Security Council session held four months ago, UNAMA’s mandate was extended for an additional three months. At that meeting, Georgette Gagnon described the situation in Afghanistan as “bad” and warned that the Taliban administration’s restrictions on women’s education and employment have affected not only the lives of women and girls but also the social and economic fabric of the entire society.
She also identified the reduction in humanitarian aid as a serious factor exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, stating that aid organizations face significant challenges in addressing the rising poverty and hunger. The Taliban’s imposed restrictions in education and work sectors, along with declining international financial resources, have repeatedly drawn criticism from the global community.
