Committed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, says India at UN
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India said on Monday that it will continue to coordinate with "stakeholders" towards enabling expeditious provision of much needed humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people.
India said on Monday that it will continue to coordinate with "stakeholders" towards enabling expeditious provision of much needed humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, days after New Delhi sent shipments of wheat to Afghanistan.
"India’s approach to Afghanistan has always been guided by its historical friendship with its peopleWe remain steadfast in our commitment to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan," India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Geneva Ambassador Indramani Pandey said.
Pandey was speaking at the interactive dialogue with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on her report on strengthening promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council.
He said that in this endeavour, India has already supplied 4000MT of wheat, half a million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, 13 tonnes of essential lifesaving medicines and winter clothing for the Afghan people. These consignments were handed over to the UN specialised agencies the World Health Organisation and the World Food Programme.
"As Afghanistan’s largest regional development partner, India would continue to coordinate with other stakeholders to work towards enabling expeditious provision of much needed humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people,” he said.
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Last week, India had sent the second shipment of 2,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistani land route as part of its humanitarian aid to Afghan people who have been reeling under food shortage.
