Hanafi urges UN to take steps towards recognizing IEA

Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the prime minister, said in a meeting with Kanni Wignaraja, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Head of the Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) that the Islamic Emirate expects the United Nations to consider its achievements and take steps towards recognizing the IEA government.

At the meeting, Wignaraja expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality of the Afghan people and provided information regarding the plans and goals of her trip to Afghanistan.

Wignaraja also said the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan, coupled with cooperation of the IEA officials presents an opportunity to international organizations and institutions, especially the United Nations organizations, to continue their assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

She added that Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the UNDP is prepared to persist in providing assistance across various spheres, including environment, humanitarian affairs, and employment, infrastructure, and poverty reduction in Afghanistan.

Hanafi meanwhile expressed appreciation for the activities and programs of the United Nations, particularly its development program aimed at poverty alleviation, provision of potable water, and infrastructural development in Afghanistan.

Hanafi emphasized the achievements of the Islamic Emirate in combating corruption, eradicating the cultivation, trafficking, and usage of drugs, establishing and maintaining peace and security, extending assistance to the underprivileged, addressing the concerns of individuals struggling with substance addiction, and successfully facilitating the repatriation of over a million migrants to the country.

The administrative deputy of the prime minister, while referring to the issue of environment said: “Although Afghanistan has a minor effect on the production of greenhouse gasses and climate change, it is still one of the countries that has been severely affected by the phenomenon of climate change.”

He further requested the United Nations to fight against the consequences of climate change and provide cooperation to Afghanistan in this regard.