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Afghanistan to compete for UNHRC membership seat
Afghanistan is competing against five countries for the seat of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The acting Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said Monday that the members of the UN Human Rights Council are expected to vote on the transfer of 14 fourteen seats of this council.
“The United Nations General Assembly is supposed to hold elections for 14 members of the Human Rights Council for the period 2023-2025,” said Faiq.
Faiq also said that Afghanistan is competing with South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Maldives to become a member of this council.
“In this election, there are four seats from the Asia-Pacific group, which compete on four seats of six countries, including Afghanistan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Maldives,” he said.
Faiq meanwhile hopes that the member states will vote in support of Afghanistan’s candidacy and that Afghanistan will be able to become a member of the Human Rights Council.
“Membership of the Human Rights Council is very important for Afghanistan, and we hope to get the necessary support from countries and the membership of the Human Rights Council to help us change the current situation in Afghanistan,” he added.
In addition, the diplomatic missions of Afghanistan, which include the ambassadors of the former government, asked the members of the UN Assembly to vote for Afghanistan’s membership in this council.
In the meantime, the Islamic Emirate considers itself committed to respecting human rights, especially the rights of women and girls, and emphasizes that within the framework of Islamic Sharia, they will try to provide better conditions for work and education for women and girls.
“In the Islamic system, the rights of all citizens of the country are protected, whereas before the emirate women and girls were deprived of their rights and their rights were violated, now women benefit from all the rights that Islam has given them,” said Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, citing Islamabad’s policies over the past three decades.
Khalilzad said in a post on X that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advocated for the rights of Afghan women during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Sharif said: “Fundamental rights of the Afghan people — especially women and girls — must be respected.”
Responding to the remarks, Khalilzad said Pakistan’s policies over the past 30 years raise questions about Sharif’s commitment to Afghan welfare.
He cited Pakistan’s support for militant groups against US forces and what he described as the poor treatment of Afghan refugees as examples.
Khalilzad also said Afghanistan and Pakistan need and should have much better relations, adding that “a reset is necessary.”
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Rabab Fatima, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that Misri underscored the need to keep addressing the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people as a priority.
Misri also appreciated the role of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and reaffirmed India’s continued cooperation with the United Nations on Afghanistan.
The meeting comes as Afghanistan continues to face humanitarian and economic challenges, with international agencies warning of significant needs among the Afghan population.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has called for pragmatic and coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan, saying the country’s long-term stability is closely linked to the security and sustainable development of Central Asia.
Speaking during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Tileuberdi said humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan remains essential but alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, displacement and dependency.
He said Kazakhstan supports a “pragmatic, coordinated and step-by-step” approach to international engagement with Afghanistan, with the United Nations playing a central role.
Tileuberdi also said Kazakhstan is working with the UN to operationalize the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.
He said the success of the centre should be measured by the results and assistance it delivers to the region.
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