UN Security Council to hold key meeting on Afghanistan in July<\/p>\n
The UN Security Council announced it will hold a meeting on July 2 to discuss Afghanistan\u2019s political and humanitarian situation. The head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), an OCHA official, and a representative from Afghan civil society will brief members on the latest developments.<\/p>\n
The session may include informal consultations with UN political affairs officials and UNAMA on potential responses to Taliban policies, including the proposed “Mosaic” plan. The plan, aimed at integrating the Taliban into Afghanistan\u2019s political framework, faces criticism for sidelining non-Taliban actors and calling for sanctions relief, unfreezing Afghan assets, and forming an inclusive government.<\/p>\n
Deep divisions persist among permanent Council members. The U.S., UK, and France link engagement with Taliban compliance on human rights, while Russia and China advocate unconditional dialogue and asset release. Disagreements over who should draft future Council resolutions\u2014South Korea or Pakistan\u2014have stalled progress. Key topics will include governance, the Doha process, narcotics, and Afghanistan\u2019s struggling private sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UN Security Council to hold key meeting on Afghanistan in July The UN Security Council announced it will hold a meeting on July 2 to discuss Afghanistan\u2019s political and humanitarian situation. The head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), an OCHA official, and a representative from Afghan civil society will brief members on …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan"],"yoast_head":"\n