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UN outlines structured pathway to reintegrate Afghanistan, warns of rights and humanitarian shortfalls
Summary
In a council briefing, Rosa Otonbaeva described a United Nations "comprehensive approach" to work with Afghanistan's de facto authorities on issues from counter‑narcotics and private‑sector engagement to human rights, mine action and humanitarian funding, and urged lifting the ban on girls' education.
Rosa Otonbaeva, speaking for the United Nations, told the council that the UN has proposed a "comprehensive approach" to create a clearer, more structured pathway for Afghanistan to be reintegrated into the international community and to meet its international obligations.
The approach, Otonbaeva said, does not seek to normalize the status quo but to put "multiple key issues of concern, in particular upholding the country's international obligations, at the core of engagement efforts." She said the plan brings working groups and stakeholders together to build confidence and remove obstacles to cooperation; in a few days in Doha the United Nations will convene meetings of two working groups on counter‑narcotics and the private sector established after a 2024 meeting of special envoys.
Why this matters: Otonbaeva warned that progress on reintegration is linked to persistent rights and humanitarian problems inside Afghanistan. She said the de facto authorities have provided relative stability, modest economic growth and resumed some infrastructure projects and regional diplomatic ties, but continue to implement "highly…
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