Islamabad: Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan warned on Sunday Afghanistan What could potentially become the “greatest man-made crisis” if the world fails to act in time as representatives of Muslim-majority countries are determined to establish a humanitarian trust fund and launch a food security program to help those in war. agreed to. Torn nation.
Addressing the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers Organization of Islamic Cooperation ,OICHere, Khan highlighted the crumbling hospitals, education sector and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and called on the world to act immediately as the Taliban-ruled nation headed for anarchy.
“If the world doesn’t act, it will be the biggest man-made crisis we are facing,” Khan said.
Anarchy in Afghanistan means the end of a government that will strengthen ISIS, enabling it to carry out acts of global terrorism, Khan told the gathering, which included Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki of the Taliban regime, and representatives of 57 Muslim countries. were involved. America, China, Russia, European Union and United Nations.
Khan urged the US to separate its policy towards the Taliban from the 40 million people of Afghanistan.
He also said that the Taliban must also understand that the formation of an inclusive government, respect for human rights, especially women, and allowing the use of Afghan soil for terrorism in other countries is the path of international aid to Afghanistan. will be expansive.
Afghanistan’s economy is facing a major crisis after the Taliban seized power in Kabul in mid-August, amid the withdrawal of chaotic US and NATO troops from the war-torn country.
After radical Islamists came to power in Afghanistan, the international community froze billions of dollars in assets abroad and halted all funding for the country.
According to UN figures in early November, about 24 million people in Afghanistan, about 60 percent of the population, suffer from acute hunger. In this, about 8.7 million people are living in famine. The increasing number of malnourished children has filled the hospital wards.
Khan also raised the issue of Kashmir in his speech. He also highlighted the danger of Islamophobia.
OIC Secretary General Hissen Brahim Taha addressing a press conference with Foreign Minister shah mahmud Qureshi later said that the conference agreed to set up a humanitarian trust fund and it also agreed to launch a food security programme.
Participants also agreed to “unlock financial and banking channels”, he said.
Responding to a question about Pratigya, Taha said it would be done of late. “We have not received any donation yet, but we will start receiving it after contacting the Afghan authorities and knowing their needs,” he said.
Qureshi said in response to this question that some countries wanted to donate but they needed an account and some mechanism for this. “That’s why we have decided that the Islamic Development Bank will open an account to facilitate the donation and then the pledge will be made,” he said.
He also mentioned that a positive statement was made by US Special Representative Tom West, who said he had a mandate to engage with the Taliban and also met with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
“The West also said that humanitarian aid would not be made conditional,” Qureshi said, adding that the West also indicated that the $1.2 billion of unused funds available with international institutions could be used.
Qureshi also said that the meeting discussed how the assistance should be provided. It was also agreed that the OIC Secretariat should engage with the WHO to obtain COVID-19 vaccines and medicines for Afghans.
He said it was a vision as well as a call from the participants to the international community that sanctions on Afghanistan should not impede the provision of humanitarian aid and that economic resources should be made available without sanctions getting in the way of aid. to Afghanistan.
Asked about the recognition of the Taliban government, Qureshi said “there is no hunger for recognition. That phase will come (later).”
Qureshi also shared that in his conversation with the Afghan Foreign Minister, he urged him to create a conducive environment so that the world can recognize his government.
Speaking on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Martin Griffiths, head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), painted a very dangerous scenario of the Afghan problem.
“Afghanistan’s economy has collapsed, urgent action is needed… about 23 million people are starving,” he said. He said that the world should come forward to help the people of Afghanistan.
He also called for international engagement with the de facto authorities in Kabul.
Qureshi said that Pakistan has decided to give 30 million US dollars in aid to Afghanistan in addition to essential commodities.
He said that despite ties with India, Pakistan has allowed India to send wheat and life-saving medicines through Pakistan.
India has contributed to the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people. This includes providing more than one million metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan over the past decade.
For this meeting, Pakistan has made tight security arrangements. The capital, Islamabad, was cordoned off, surrounded by barbed wire barriers and shipping-container roadblocks set up where police and soldiers stood guard.
Addressing the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers Organization of Islamic Cooperation ,OICHere, Khan highlighted the crumbling hospitals, education sector and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and called on the world to act immediately as the Taliban-ruled nation headed for anarchy.
“If the world doesn’t act, it will be the biggest man-made crisis we are facing,” Khan said.
Anarchy in Afghanistan means the end of a government that will strengthen ISIS, enabling it to carry out acts of global terrorism, Khan told the gathering, which included Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki of the Taliban regime, and representatives of 57 Muslim countries. were involved. America, China, Russia, European Union and United Nations.
Khan urged the US to separate its policy towards the Taliban from the 40 million people of Afghanistan.
He also said that the Taliban must also understand that the formation of an inclusive government, respect for human rights, especially women, and allowing the use of Afghan soil for terrorism in other countries is the path of international aid to Afghanistan. will be expansive.
Afghanistan’s economy is facing a major crisis after the Taliban seized power in Kabul in mid-August, amid the withdrawal of chaotic US and NATO troops from the war-torn country.
After radical Islamists came to power in Afghanistan, the international community froze billions of dollars in assets abroad and halted all funding for the country.
According to UN figures in early November, about 24 million people in Afghanistan, about 60 percent of the population, suffer from acute hunger. In this, about 8.7 million people are living in famine. The increasing number of malnourished children has filled the hospital wards.
Khan also raised the issue of Kashmir in his speech. He also highlighted the danger of Islamophobia.
OIC Secretary General Hissen Brahim Taha addressing a press conference with Foreign Minister shah mahmud Qureshi later said that the conference agreed to set up a humanitarian trust fund and it also agreed to launch a food security programme.
Participants also agreed to “unlock financial and banking channels”, he said.
Responding to a question about Pratigya, Taha said it would be done of late. “We have not received any donation yet, but we will start receiving it after contacting the Afghan authorities and knowing their needs,” he said.
Qureshi said in response to this question that some countries wanted to donate but they needed an account and some mechanism for this. “That’s why we have decided that the Islamic Development Bank will open an account to facilitate the donation and then the pledge will be made,” he said.
He also mentioned that a positive statement was made by US Special Representative Tom West, who said he had a mandate to engage with the Taliban and also met with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
“The West also said that humanitarian aid would not be made conditional,” Qureshi said, adding that the West also indicated that the $1.2 billion of unused funds available with international institutions could be used.
Qureshi also said that the meeting discussed how the assistance should be provided. It was also agreed that the OIC Secretariat should engage with the WHO to obtain COVID-19 vaccines and medicines for Afghans.
He said it was a vision as well as a call from the participants to the international community that sanctions on Afghanistan should not impede the provision of humanitarian aid and that economic resources should be made available without sanctions getting in the way of aid. to Afghanistan.
Asked about the recognition of the Taliban government, Qureshi said “there is no hunger for recognition. That phase will come (later).”
Qureshi also shared that in his conversation with the Afghan Foreign Minister, he urged him to create a conducive environment so that the world can recognize his government.
Speaking on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Martin Griffiths, head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), painted a very dangerous scenario of the Afghan problem.
“Afghanistan’s economy has collapsed, urgent action is needed… about 23 million people are starving,” he said. He said that the world should come forward to help the people of Afghanistan.
He also called for international engagement with the de facto authorities in Kabul.
Qureshi said that Pakistan has decided to give 30 million US dollars in aid to Afghanistan in addition to essential commodities.
He said that despite ties with India, Pakistan has allowed India to send wheat and life-saving medicines through Pakistan.
India has contributed to the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people. This includes providing more than one million metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan over the past decade.
For this meeting, Pakistan has made tight security arrangements. The capital, Islamabad, was cordoned off, surrounded by barbed wire barriers and shipping-container roadblocks set up where police and soldiers stood guard.
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