Monday, May 1, the Secretary General of the United Nations will host the Doha Meeting addressing Afghanistan.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to give an update on a review of the world body’s critical relief operation in Afghanistan, ordered in April after the officials of the current government in Afghanistan stopped Afghan women working with UN agencies, diplomatic sources told France 24.
According to the France 24 report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in a bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate rulers.
In a meeting with Mawlawi Zakir, head of the political deputy PM’s office, UNAMA’s acting political head Scott Smith asked the Islamic Emirate to take steps in the field of women’s education and work, the Arg tweeted.
The Arg on Twitter quoted Mawlawi Zakir as saying that UNAMA should provide detailed information about the achievements of the Islamic Emirate in the upcoming Doha meeting and encourage the participants of this meeting to recognize the current government of Afghanistan.
Some political analysts said holding the Doha meeting is important in the current situation.
“The first issue is ensuring the rights of the people of Afghanistan, especially the rights of girls, the second is finding a political solution to the current crisis in Afghanistan for the purpose of permanent stability, and the third is to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country,” said Nematullah Bizhan, international relations expert.
“Once again, in an all-male meeting, they are going to discuss and decide on the fate of Afghan women and the challenges facing Afghan women,” said Maryam Maruf Arwin, a women’s rights activist.
Previously, the Islamic Emirate underlined the need to have a representative of the current government present at the Doha meeting.
“Several things are crucial in the meetings concerning Afghanistan. One is that Afghanistan’s representative should be there so that we have our own stance. The nations’ position should be constructive and cooperative with Afghanistan,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate.
This comes as the UN has already said that a representative from the current Afghan government was not invited to the Doha meeting.
