TanzaniaDespite opposition from the United States, the U.N. General Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan to end all terrorist groups and stop their increasing persecution of women and children.
The 11-page resolution also calls on donors to address Afghanistan’s severe economic and humanitarian crisis and highlights the significance of establishing chances for the country’s economic recovery, progress, and prosperity.
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Although the resolution is regarded as a representation of global opinion, it is not legally binding. With 12 abstentions, including from Russia, China, India, and Iran, and two opposition votes from the United States and close friend Israel, the result was 116 in favor.
The Taliban have prohibited girls from going to school past the sixth grade and women from public places since regaining control of Afghanistan in 2021. Russia was the first nation last week to publicly
Before the voting, Germany’s U.N. Ambassador Antje Leendertse, whose nation sponsored the resolution, told the assembly that her nation and many others are still extremely worried about the terrible state of human rights in Afghanistan, particularly the Taliban’s violations of women’s and girls’ rights.
According to her, the resolution’s main goal is to let Afghan moms who are caring for sick and malnourished children or who are grieving for terrorist attack victims know that they are not forgotten, as are the millions of Afghan women and girls who are imprisoned at home.
The resolution, according to U.S. minister-counselor Jonathan Shrier, rewards the Taliban’s failure with increased money and involvement.”The Trump administration has doubts that they will ever pursue policies that align with the expectations of the international community,” he said.
“We have been providing time, money, and, most importantly, American lives to the Afghan people for decades,” he stated. The time has come for the Taliban to take charge. Their horrible actions will no longer be tolerated by the United States.
There were exceptions last month for those who wanted to temporarily enter the United States and those who hoped to stay there permanently.
The resolution thanks the governments that are taking in Afghan refugees, highlighting Iran and Pakistan as the two nations that have taken in the most. Shrier also took issue with this, charging Iran with forcing Afghans into its militias and carrying out a startling number of executions without following the proper legal procedures.
The resolution expresses alarm over attacks by Islamic State militants and their affiliates, as well as al-Qaida, even while it acknowledges improvements in Afghanistan’s general security situation. It urges Afghanistan “to take proactive steps to confront, destroy, and eradicate all terrorist groups fairly and without bias.”
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was also urged by the General Assembly to designate a coordinator in order to provide a more organized, coordinated, and cohesive approach to its international involvement on Afghanistan.
