![]() Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, left, speaks to delegates during the opening of a special meeting of the 57-member OIC in Islamabad īeyond immediate aid, Afghanistan needs help ensuring longer-term economic stability. ![]() Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said unlocking financial and banking channels was essential “because the economy can’t function and people can’t be helped without a banking system”. “Twenty-three million people are already facing hunger health facilities are overflowing with malnourished children some 70 percent of teachers are not getting paid and millions of children, Afghanistan’s future are out of school.” I am encouraged by the support for the people of Afghanistan and the sense of urgency voiced unanimously by OIC member states today. “If we don’t act decisively and with compassion, I fear this fall will pull the entire population with it,” he said in his remarks. United Nations’ Undersecretary-General on Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths was also present at the OIC meeting and warned that Afghanistan’s economy was “now in free fall”. While some countries and organisations have begun delivering aid, a near-collapse of the country’s banking system has complicated their work. In a speech to delegates, he said the US freezing of assets “is a clear violation of the human rights of Afghans, and can be interpreted as enmity with an entire nation”. “The current Afghanistan government is cooperating with every foreign organisation,” he told reporters, adding that sanctions “must be removed”. Muttaqi said his government “has the right to be officially recognised”. ![]() Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, centre, arrives to attend the opening of a special meeting of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad The OIC meeting did not give the new Taliban government any formal international recognition and Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was excluded from the official photograph taken during the event. It also urged Afghanistan’s rulers to abide by “obligations under international human rights covenants, especially with regards to the rights of women, children, youth, elderly and people with special needs”. Spokesperson □□ MoFA December 19, 2021Īn OIC resolution released after the meeting said the Islamic Development Bank would lead the effort to free up assistance by the first quarter of 2022. “Any government when it can’t pay its salaries for its public servants, hospitals, doctors, nurses, any government is going to collapse but chaos suits no one, it certainly does not suit the United States.”ġ️⃣: to establish a Humanitarian Trust Fund, under the aegis of the to serve as a vehicle to channel humanitarian assistance to #Afghanistan including in partnership with other international actors. “Unless action is taken immediately, Afghanistan is heading for chaos,” Prime Minister Imran Khan, of Pakistan – which is holding the summit, told a meeting of foreign ministers from the OIC. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Pakistan warns of consequences from Afghan ‘economic meltdown’ list 2 of 4 Saudi Arabia sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan list 3 of 4 Afghanistan healthcare ‘on brink of collapse’ amid Omicron scare list 4 of 4 Afghanistan: Women’s Rights end of list
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