The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom.
China on Friday said it agrees with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s assertion that Beijing should not view its relations with India through the lens of a third country, saying that Sino-India relations have their own “intrinsic logic”.
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It said that the situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s seizure of power is alarming and it is ready to ‘take effective measures’ to ensure safety of the borders of its member states.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial $606 million flash appeal for the country.
The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday allowing the Agency access to surveillance cameras inside its atomic facilities.
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The Security Council cannot fail the women and girls of Afghanistan, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson warned on Tuesday, as she reminded its 15 members of the relentless work carried out over nearly 20 years to secure their rights through constitutional, legislative and policy changes.
“There was convergence of views on the threat posed by growth of terrorism and extremism, and all Brics partners agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Brics action plan on counter-terrorism,”
Both New Delhi and Moscow view the change of guard in Kabul a worrisome historic event that they must address jointly.