Afghanistan needs full support and solidarity of member states

Afghanistan needs full support and solidarity of member states

Islamabad (UNA-OIC) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged its member and non-member countries to mobilize the necessary financial resources in order to organize and implement an immediate humanitarian assistance plan to support the people of Afghanistan.

In a statement to the opening session of the senior official meeting preparatory to the OIC Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, held on Saturday, December 18, in Islamabad, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet Salah stressed that after decades of war, suffering and insecurity, the people of Afghanistan need relief and peace.

“It is crucial for the international community to take swift action to ensure that the people of Afghanistan have unimpeded access to life-saving assistance and that humanitarian support is scaled up,” said the OIC official.

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