US Calls For Reassessment Of UN Aid To Afghanistan
The US ambassador to the United Nations said international aid to Afghanistan should be reassessed given Taliban restrictions, particularly on women.
The US ambassador to the United Nations said international aid to Afghanistan should be reassessed given Taliban restrictions, particularly on women.
Mike Waltz said during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday that the usefulness of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan must be carefully evaluated.
He said the council should think carefully about the funding it collectively provides for the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan, while female staff of the agency are not even allowed to go to their offices.
Waltz also said the UNAMA receives the largest budget among all UN special political missions worldwide.
Afghanistan under Taliban rule is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.
According to the World Food Programme, more than 17 million Afghans face severe food shortages, including about 4.7 million people experiencing emergency levels of hunger.
