Deputy of the United Nations; Taliban cannot return to the international community by depriving women

1 Jul 2024
2 Minutes
Deputy of the United Nations; Taliban cannot return to the international community by depriving women

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations has said at the final Doha meeting that the Taliban cannot return to the international community by depriving women.

Rosemary DiCarlo, the deputy secretary general of the United Nations, said today (Monday, ۱ July) in a press conference after the end of the third Doha meeting that Afghanistan cannot return to the international community by depriving half of its population.

Mrs. DiCarlo added that the necessity of inclusive governance and respect for the rights of minorities was discussed in this meeting.

In this meeting, he stated that the representatives of the participating countries raised the ban on girls’ education as a priority demand with the Taliban, and he hoped that these demands would be listened to as soon as possible.

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations said that banning the education, study and work of girls and women means delaying the development of Afghanistan.

This UN official has said that the Doha meeting and interaction with the Taliban do not mean the normalization of relations or the officialization of the Taliban.

Rosemary DiCarlo said that the policy of the United Nations is that the people are at the center of decisions and women are also part of the people.

He emphasized in this meeting that he hopes that the presence of special representatives in the meeting and the interaction that took place with the Taliban can lead to the creation of a more open and inclusive society in terms of governance and civil society participation in Afghanistan.

This official of the organization called this meeting constructive and emphasized that he will continue this interaction with the Taliban.
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations announced at the Doha meeting that he foresees the formation of working groups in other sectors in the future, especially human rights and women’s and girls’ rights.

This meeting was held under the shadow of widespread criticism about the elimination of non-Taliban forces, especially women. However, DiCarlo said we are still at the “beginning of the process”.

He stated that it has been agreed on the formation of two working groups for the private sector and poppy eradication.

These statements are made while the two-day meeting in Doha Sham ended today, a meeting in which topics of interest to the Taliban were discussed and human rights, inclusive governance and concerns about the threat of terrorism were not on its agenda.