ISLAMABAD: Islamic countries scrambled on Sunday to find ways to help save Afghanistan from an impending crisis. economic collapse They say that aBad“Global Impact.
The hastily convened meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad ended with a promise to set up a fund to provide humanitarian aid through the Islamic Development Bank to donate to countries without having to deal directly with the country’s Taliban rulers. will provide a cover.
In a press conference at the end of the summit, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also described what he called good news from the United States, whose Special Representative on Afghanistan Tom West attended the summit.
He said the West met with a Taliban delegation led by Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki. Qureshi said the West also said it was imperative that they “engage” with the Taliban, that US humanitarian aid to Afghanistan would not be a precondition and that $1.2 billion could be made available through it. world Bank In money that could be issued to Afghanistan.
There was no immediate reaction from the US on Qureshi’s statements.
There is growing demand for the US and other countries to release more than $10 billion in frozen Afghan assets. However, previously the US has said that at least some of that money has been tied up in lawsuits involving victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda and the families of victims, while those by the Taliban during their previous regimes. He was given asylum in Afghanistan. ,
Sunday’s summit brought together dozens of foreign ministers as well as special representatives on Afghanistan from major powers, including China, the US and Russia. It also included Muhammad Suleiman Al Jasser, the UN Under-Secretary-General on Humanitarian Affairs and President of the Islamic Development Bank, who offered a number of concrete financing proposals. He added that the IDB can manage trusts that can be used to move money in Afghanistan, prop up businesses and help revive the deeply troubled economy.
At the start of the summit, several participating countries called for an early opening of the country’s banking system, along with the United Nations and international banking institutions, to provide aid to Afghanistan. prime minister of pakistan Imran Khan The US directed its remarks, urging Washington to drop the preconditions for releasing desperately needed funds and restarting Afghanistan’s banking system.
Khan offers the Taliban to go through their limits on education for girls, urging the world to understand “cultural sensibility,” saying that human rights and women’s rights mean different things in different countries. OIC President Hussain Ibrahim Taha and other speakers stressed the need to protect human rights, especially those of women and girls.
“This gathering is about the Afghan people,” said Qureshi, who warned that without immediate aid, the fall of Afghanistan was certain. The consequences would be “terrible”, he said, not only of Afghans losing life to starvation and disease – but also of what would certainly be a mass exodus of Afghans. He predicted that chaos would spread, giving terrorism and the drug trade a chance to flourish.
Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, warned that Afghanistan cannot survive on donations alone. He urged donor countries to show resilience, allowing their money to pay the wages of public sector workers and “support basic services such as health, education, electricity, livelihoods, to help the people of Afghanistan through this winter.” To get some chance and encouragement. Stay at home with your families.”
In addition, Griffiths said, “we need constructive engagement with real executives to clarify what we expect from each other.”
He said Afghanistan’s crumbling economy required decisive and compassionate action, or “I fear this decline will bring down the entire population.”
Griffiths said that due to the rise in prices, families do not have the cash for everyday purchases such as food and fuel. The cost of fuel has increased by about 40%, and most households spend 80% of their money only to buy food.
He presented some startling figures.
“Universal poverty could reach 97% of Afghanistan’s population. This could be the next serious milestone,” he warned. “Within a year, 30% of Afghanistan’s GDP could be lost altogether, while male unemployment could double to 29%.”
He said next year the United Nations will ask for $4.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan – its largest humanitarian aid request.
As a message to the Taliban delegation, subsequent speakers, including Qureshi and Taha, emphasized the protection of human rights, especially the human rights of women and girls.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Muttaki said that Afghanistan’s new ruler is committed to the education of girls and women in the workforce.
Four months after Taliban rule, girls are still not allowed to attend high school in most provinces, and although women have returned to their jobs in the health care sector, many female civil servants have been barred from attending work. .
At the conclusion of the summit, Qureshi said that the OIC has agreed to appoint a special representative on Afghanistan. The 20 foreign ministers and 10 deputy foreign ministers present also agreed to establish a greater partnership with the United Nations to help desperate Afghans.
He also emphasized the critical need for the participants to open up Afghanistan’s banking facilities, which have been largely closed since the Taliban takeover on August 15. The Taliban has limited withdrawals from the country’s banks to $200 per month.
“We collectively feel that we have to unlock the financial and banking channel Because the economy cannot function and people cannot be put without banking services,” Qureshi said.
The hastily convened meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad ended with a promise to set up a fund to provide humanitarian aid through the Islamic Development Bank to donate to countries without having to deal directly with the country’s Taliban rulers. will provide a cover.
In a press conference at the end of the summit, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also described what he called good news from the United States, whose Special Representative on Afghanistan Tom West attended the summit.
He said the West met with a Taliban delegation led by Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki. Qureshi said the West also said it was imperative that they “engage” with the Taliban, that US humanitarian aid to Afghanistan would not be a precondition and that $1.2 billion could be made available through it. world Bank In money that could be issued to Afghanistan.
There was no immediate reaction from the US on Qureshi’s statements.
There is growing demand for the US and other countries to release more than $10 billion in frozen Afghan assets. However, previously the US has said that at least some of that money has been tied up in lawsuits involving victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda and the families of victims, while those by the Taliban during their previous regimes. He was given asylum in Afghanistan. ,
Sunday’s summit brought together dozens of foreign ministers as well as special representatives on Afghanistan from major powers, including China, the US and Russia. It also included Muhammad Suleiman Al Jasser, the UN Under-Secretary-General on Humanitarian Affairs and President of the Islamic Development Bank, who offered a number of concrete financing proposals. He added that the IDB can manage trusts that can be used to move money in Afghanistan, prop up businesses and help revive the deeply troubled economy.
At the start of the summit, several participating countries called for an early opening of the country’s banking system, along with the United Nations and international banking institutions, to provide aid to Afghanistan. prime minister of pakistan Imran Khan The US directed its remarks, urging Washington to drop the preconditions for releasing desperately needed funds and restarting Afghanistan’s banking system.
Khan offers the Taliban to go through their limits on education for girls, urging the world to understand “cultural sensibility,” saying that human rights and women’s rights mean different things in different countries. OIC President Hussain Ibrahim Taha and other speakers stressed the need to protect human rights, especially those of women and girls.
“This gathering is about the Afghan people,” said Qureshi, who warned that without immediate aid, the fall of Afghanistan was certain. The consequences would be “terrible”, he said, not only of Afghans losing life to starvation and disease – but also of what would certainly be a mass exodus of Afghans. He predicted that chaos would spread, giving terrorism and the drug trade a chance to flourish.
Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, warned that Afghanistan cannot survive on donations alone. He urged donor countries to show resilience, allowing their money to pay the wages of public sector workers and “support basic services such as health, education, electricity, livelihoods, to help the people of Afghanistan through this winter.” To get some chance and encouragement. Stay at home with your families.”
In addition, Griffiths said, “we need constructive engagement with real executives to clarify what we expect from each other.”
He said Afghanistan’s crumbling economy required decisive and compassionate action, or “I fear this decline will bring down the entire population.”
Griffiths said that due to the rise in prices, families do not have the cash for everyday purchases such as food and fuel. The cost of fuel has increased by about 40%, and most households spend 80% of their money only to buy food.
He presented some startling figures.
“Universal poverty could reach 97% of Afghanistan’s population. This could be the next serious milestone,” he warned. “Within a year, 30% of Afghanistan’s GDP could be lost altogether, while male unemployment could double to 29%.”
He said next year the United Nations will ask for $4.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan – its largest humanitarian aid request.
As a message to the Taliban delegation, subsequent speakers, including Qureshi and Taha, emphasized the protection of human rights, especially the human rights of women and girls.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Muttaki said that Afghanistan’s new ruler is committed to the education of girls and women in the workforce.
Four months after Taliban rule, girls are still not allowed to attend high school in most provinces, and although women have returned to their jobs in the health care sector, many female civil servants have been barred from attending work. .
At the conclusion of the summit, Qureshi said that the OIC has agreed to appoint a special representative on Afghanistan. The 20 foreign ministers and 10 deputy foreign ministers present also agreed to establish a greater partnership with the United Nations to help desperate Afghans.
He also emphasized the critical need for the participants to open up Afghanistan’s banking facilities, which have been largely closed since the Taliban takeover on August 15. The Taliban has limited withdrawals from the country’s banks to $200 per month.
“We collectively feel that we have to unlock the financial and banking channel Because the economy cannot function and people cannot be put without banking services,” Qureshi said.
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