Russia counts on UN Security Council resolution to boost aid to Afghanistan

23 December 2021


Russia hopes that the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council will help boost humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the world organization Anna Evstigneeva said on Wednesday, speaking at a meeting of the Security Council.


"We hope that the adopted document will help to maximize the scale of humanitarian aid through the involvement of the UN, humanitarian agencies, donors, regional organizations and on a bilateral level," she said. - "This assistance should be provided to Afghans promptly, without any preconditions".


"It is encouraging that the new [Afghan] authorities understand the importance of these efforts and demonstrate a willingness to work together to more quickly provide assistance to all those in need, including women and children, who are literally on the brink of survival in the current circumstances," Evstigneeva noted.


Russia calls on the US and other Western countries to unfreeze Afghan assets, otherwise, Afghanistan will not get out of the crisis, and delaying this issue threatens greater destabilization. "We are convinced that in the long term, without unfreezing assets, Afghanistan will not get out of the current crisis. The country has been on international financial dependence for 20 years and still can't get back on its feet," the diplomat said. - "Money is needed for doctors, teachers and others in the social sector, as well as for the banks, whose lack of cash has paralyzed the economy".


"We call on the US and other Western donors to bring the money back into the country. Further delay threatens greater destabilization, more casualties, increased migration, terrorist activity, and drug production," said the Russian deputy permanent representative to the UN.

 

 

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Based on materials from TASS