The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: An Opportunity to End Gender Persecution and Promote Equality

In March, the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously voted to adopt Security Council Resolution 2678 (2023) which extends the current mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), as set out in Resolution 2626 (2022), until March 17, 2024. The extension of the current mandate is a technical rollover that maintains the provisions of last year’s resolution without adding or changing UNAMA’s scope of work. This unanimous vote is welcomed by civil society advocates who have been calling for the Security Council and UN agencies to take stronger action to protect the human rights of Afghanistan’s women and girls.

Read our 2022 statement on the UN Security Council vote on the UNAMA mandate.