UN General Assembly to hold special session on Afghanistan

The UN General Assembly will hold a special session on Afghanistan to address its crisis and support human rights, especially for women and girls.

Naseer Ahmad Faiq, the acting head of Afghanistan’s permanent mission to the United Nations, has announced that the UN General Assembly will convene a special session today, Monday, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

In a message shared on X on Sunday, July 6, Faiq stated that participating countries will evaluate the implications of Afghanistan’s crisis on global peace and security. He expressed hope that the assembly will adopt a resolution in support of the Afghanistan people, especially women.

According to Faiq, the resolution will reaffirm the international community’s commitment to the rights, dignity, and aspirations of the Afghanistan people, with a strong emphasis on the protection of women and girls.

He noted that UN member states are united in calling for a peaceful and inclusive future for Afghanistan. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. New York time.

This marks the second high-level UN session on Afghanistan in the past two weeks. A special meeting of the UN Security Council was also held on June 22 to assess the country’s worsening humanitarian and political crisis.

Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan has faced severe setbacks in human rights, particularly concerning women’s freedoms, education, and public participation. The international community has repeatedly raised concerns over the erosion of civil liberties.

Efforts by the UN and its partners to engage with the de facto authorities have so far yielded limited progress, prompting more frequent diplomatic discussions on how to address Afghanistan’s isolation and deteriorating conditions.

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