UN CONTINUES TO HAVE STAFF, OFFICES IN AREAS UNDER TALIBAN CONTROL

Mon 16 August 2021:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on all Afghan parties to provide humanitarian workers with access in order to deliver life-saving aid in a timely manner.

“I call on all parties to provide humanitarians with unimpeded access to deliver timely and life-saving services and aid,” Guterres told the UN Security Council in remarks on Afghanistan.

He also called on all Afghan parties to exercise utmost restraint and protect lives to Ensure humanitarian needs can be met.

“I call upon the Taliban and all parties to respect and protect international humanitarian law and the rights and freedoms of all persons,” Guterres told the UN Security Council in remarks on Afghanistan.

The United Nations continues to have staff and offices in areas that have come under the Taliban control, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, adding that the UN presence will adapt to the security situation.

“We continue to have staff and offices in areas that have come under Taliban control… The United Nations presence will adapt to the security situation,” he said in his remarks to the UN Security Council on Afghanistan.

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