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Recommendation 22
22
Paragraph: 93
We welcome the UK’s participation in the Norwegian Government’s talks with the Taliban at the...
Recommendation
We welcome the UK’s participation in the Norwegian Government’s talks with the Taliban at the end of January 2021. We call on the UK Government to press for UN resolution 2615 to be extended, or further resolutions to be adopted, to provide exemptions for development assistance, closely linked to the performance of the Taliban on upholding human rights and international law.
Paragraph Reference:
93
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Resolution 2615 provides a humanitarian assistance ‘exception’ to para 1 (a) of Resolution 2255. It also includes an ‘exception’ for other activities that support basic human needs in Afghanistan. Resolution 2615 will be reviewed within a year of it being adopted on 22 December 2022. At the point of review, the UK will have an opportunity to propose appropriate edits to the Resolution. Any edits will need to be negotiated with other members of the Security Council and adopted without a Permanent Member veto, at the time of the review.