Qatar says Afghanistan’s recovery from conflict facing challenges

Published: 19 June 2024

Qatar News Agency
Doha

The State of Qatar stressed that the recovery from long decades of conflict and deteriorating human rights conditions in Afghanistan now faces increasing challenges in the humanitarian and economic fields, especially the rights of women and girls, their fundamental freedoms, and their right to obtain education and work.

Qatar also stressed the necessity of continuing efforts to provide support, and continuing dialogue between all parties to reach effective and sustainable solutions.

This came in the State of Qatar’s statement delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva, Jowhara bint Abdulaziz Al Suwaidi, during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, within the framework of the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Al Suwaidi said that Qatar was keen to provide humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan, noting that the total aid during the period from 2021-2024 reached 1,080 tonnes, in addition to sending aid to those affected by the floods that recently struck the Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan.

She indicated that work is underway to build an integrated specialized hospital for women and children, in addition to joint projects to support education in cooperation between the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD).