The upcoming UN-led Doha meeting on Afghanistan will be chaired by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peace building Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on behalf of the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
According to a statement issued by the UN, the meeting, scheduled for June 30 and July 1, will discuss how to advance international engagement on Afghanistan in a more coherent, coordinated, and structured manner.
The meeting follows talks in Doha in May 2023 and February 2024.
It will provide for direct discussions between the Special Envoys on Afghanistan of countries from the region and around the world and the Islamic Emirate. Some 30 countries and international institutions have been invited to participate.
The Doha meeting will also discuss the independent assessment on engagement with Afghanistan submitted to the Security Council in November 2023.
On 2 July in Doha, DiCarlo and Special Envoys are set to meet with representatives of Afghan civil society, including human rights and women’s rights advocates.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva, will also take part in the Doha discussions.
Ahead of the meeting, DiCarlo said: “The Doha discussions are part of a process; they are not a one-off. The ultimate objective of this process is an Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbors, fully integrated into the international community and meeting its international obligations, including on human rights, particularly those of women and girls.
“At this week’s meetings we will discuss the multiple challenges facing the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s neighbors and the region, and the wider international community. There will also be an opportunity to explore avenues for further principled engagement with the de facto authorities for the benefit of all Afghans.”
On Tuesday, the Islamic Emirate announced that its spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid will lead the IEA’s delegation to the meeting.
This was announced after a meeting on the upcoming event, which was chaired by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
