H.E. Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, met Mrs. Kani Vegnaraja, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Head of the Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and her accompanying delegation.
At the beginning, Mrs. Kani Vegnaraja expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality of the Afghan people and provided information regarding the plans and goals of her trip to Afghanistan.
Mrs. Wagnaraja further articulated that the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan ,coupled with cooperation of the IEA officials presents an opportunity to international organizations and institutions, especially the United Nations organizations, to continue their assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
Mrs. Wagnaraja also added that Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is prepared to persist in providing assistance across various spheres, including environment, humanitarian affairs, employment, infrastructure, and poverty reduction in Afghanistan.
H.E. Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, while welcoming Mrs. Kani Vegnaraja and her accompanying delegation, expressed appreciation for the activities and programs of the United Nations, particularly its Development Program aimed at poverty alleviation, provision of potable water, and infrastructural development in Afghanistan.
H.E. Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi emphasized the achievements of the Islamic Emirate in combating corruption, eradicating the cultivation, trafficking, and usage of drugs, establishing and maintaining peace and security, extending assistance to the underprivileged, addressing the concerns of individuals struggling with substance addiction, and successfully facilitating the repatriation of over a million migrants to the country.
He added that the Islamic Emirate expects the United Nations to consider the aforementioned achievements and take steps towards recognizing the Islamic Emirate.
H.E. Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, while referring the issue of environment said: Although Afghanistan has a minor effect on the production of greenhouse gases and climate change, but it is still one of the countries that has been severely affected by the phenomenon of climate change. He further requested the United Nations to fight against the consequences of the climate change and provide cooperation to Afghanistan in this regard.
