UN Security Council extends Afghan mission mandate for six months
Al Jazeera
Fifteen-member body unanimously passes resolution also calling for an ‘inclusive and representative government’.
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed to renew the world body’s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another six months – a temporary extension given the uncertainty in the country since the Taliban takeover last month.
The 15-member council asked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report by January 31, 2022 “on strategic and operational recommendations for the mandate of UNAMA, in light of recent political, security and social developments”.
The document, which was drafted by Estonia and Norway, stressed “the importance of the establishment of an inclusive and representative government” and called for “full, equal and meaningful participation of women, and upholding human rights, including for women, children and minorities”.
