KABUL, Mar 30 (NNN-ANA) – Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, met with visiting United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Achim Steiner, on assistance to the war-torn country.
According to a statement by the Afghan government yesterday, the two sides discussed humanitarian and development assistance, during their meeting, held in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Deborah Lyons, UN special envoy for Afghansitan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), was among the UN officials participating in the meeting.
The UN officials, quoted in the statement, said, the situation in Afghanistan has changed and the United Nations wants to know what Afghans expect from the world body.
On Mar 17, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution, to extend the mandate of the UNAMA for one year, till Mar 17, 2023.– NNN-ANA
