INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The UN Security Council announced it is scheduled to vote on Monday 17 March on a draft resolution to extend the mandate of the United
Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, for another year.The council said in a report that if approved, the mandate would
extend the UNAMA mission for another year without changing its mandate and priorities.According to the report, the draft mandate specified
for UNAMA, for another year, include human rights, especially the rights of women and girls, women, peace and security, the economic and
humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, terrorism, drug trafficking, small arms, internally displaced persons and refugees, and the effects
of natural disasters.The UN Security Council said that all 15 permanent and non-permanent members of the council are expected to support
it.This comes after the Islamic Emirate recently called the UNAMA mission in Afghanistan a &failure.&Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the
Islamic Emirate, accused UNAMA of providing &negative and inaccurate& reports on the situation in Afghanistan.Mujahid said that UNAMA&s
reports had created a &negative mindset& towards Afghanistan within the UN.The post UN Security Council to vote on extension of UNAMA
mission in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
