UN Security Council to Hold Meeting on Afghanistan Amid Growing Rights Concerns
The UN Security Council will meet this week to review Afghanistan’s worsening rights situation and humanitarian crisis, amid growing international concern.
The United Nations Security Council will convene a new session on Afghanistan this week as international concern mounts over human rights restrictions and worsening humanitarian conditions.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10. The agenda has not yet been fully disclosed.
Diplomats expect the session to address political developments, humanitarian access, and human rights conditions under Taliban rule. Aid groups say millions across the country remain dependent on emergency support, with funding gaps threatening critical relief efforts.
The meeting comes as the UN and international observers express renewed alarm over restrictions on Afghanistan women. UN Women noted last week that Afghan women employees have been barred from entering UN offices in the country for more than three months.
“The bans must be lifted,” the agency said, warning the limitations hinder life-saving assistance and violate fundamental human rights obligations.
Rights groups and Western governments have repeatedly urged the Taliban to reverse policies restricting education, employment, and public participation for women and girls. The Taliban maintain the measures are temporary and aligned with their interpretation of Islamic principles.
The UN is expected to brief member states on the humanitarian situation, ongoing engagement with Taliban authorities, and the status of aid delivery amid shrinking operational space.
Analysts say the meeting may set the tone for future international policy on Afghanistan, including sanctions, recognition debates, and humanitarian funding ahead of next year’s aid cycle.
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