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UN Security Council Extends UNAMA for One Year

The Council ordered a strategic review to reassess the mission’s shape as rights conditions in Afghanistan worsen.

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The UNAMA mission dates back to 2002 and since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 with the fall of the US-backed government, it has played a key role in coordinating humanitarian aid
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Overview

  • The Security Council voted unanimously on Monday to renew the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) through June 17, 2027.
  • The adopted resolution requires a strategic review of UNAMA and a written report to be submitted to the Council by March 31, 2027 to inform possible changes.
  • The text expresses serious concern about a growing erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan, with particular emphasis on the impact on women and girls.
  • China sponsored the resolution and framed it as support for UNAMA’s core coordinating role while the United States welcomed the review and pushed for a streamlined, fit-for-purpose mandate.
  • UNAMA, created in 2002 to coordinate aid, foster political engagement and monitor rights, will remain active during the review but the process could result in a narrower mandate that changes how aid and UN access for Afghan staff are managed.