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United Nations' role cited in Herat earthquake recovery; speaker urges investment in women-led enterprises
Summary
A speaker said the United Nations and local partners have supported earthquake-resistant rebuilding in Herat and called for investments—microfinance, market access and business literacy—to help women-led micro and small enterprises scale up.
A staff member (role not specified) said the United Nations and local partners have supported earthquake-resistant rebuilding in a village in Herat and urged investment to help women-led micro and small enterprises scale up.
The speaker said the region faces severe climate impacts and natural-disaster risk, and described humanitarian and reconstruction work that included reintegrating refugees and returnees and rebuilding permanent, earthquake-resistant local vernacular structures. "I have seen again firsthand the collective efforts of the local authorities, of the partners, NGOs, and the United Nations in trying to rebuild the lives together with the communities here," the staff member said.
The speaker also described private-sector activity in Herat and said support is needed so enterprises can expand. "This is a vital part of rebuilding Afghanistan with its private sector tapping into the human capital of Afghan men and women, and affording the space, particularly for women and girls to contribute and have the space to be part of the nation building process of Afghanistan," the staff member said. The speaker named microfinance, access to markets and business literacy training as specific areas where investment could help women-led micro and small enterprises scale.
Remarks in the meeting combined three themes: climate vulnerability and natural-disaster risk; earthquake response and rebuilding; and economic recovery through private-sector development in Herat with emphasis on women-led enterprises. The speaker tied them together by saying local authorities, NGOs and the United Nations worked together on reconstruction and on creating economic opportunities for men and women.
The meeting transcript did not specify funding amounts, implementing agencies beyond the "United Nations and partners," or a timetable for new investments. It also did not identify the speaker by name or title beyond the generic label used in the record.
The comments were presented as observations and recommendations; the transcript records no formal votes or directives related to the reconstruction or business support discussed in the remarks.
