Media Home
UN Web TV
UN Audiovisual Library
UN PhotoUN / AFGHANISTAN
Download
There is no media available to download.
Share
STORY: UN / AFGHANISTAN
TRT: 02:28
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
07 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly, ballot distribution
3. Wide shot, German Ambassador Antje Leendertse at the GA rostrum
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Germany:
“The situation in Afghanistan remains of concern to the international community. The United Nations and its member states remain engaged on the future of Afghanistan and its people. This is the main message of the resolution before us. As the facilitator of this resolution, Germany has actively engaged all UN member states over the past weeks and months.”
5. Wide shot, Leendertse at the rostrum
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Germany:
“As many others, Germany acknowledges that there is no alternative to engagement with the Taliban, and we will continue to actively contribute to the UN-led Doha process. We support the approach of the UN working groups and remain open for further pragmatic forms of cooperation with the de-facto authorities, including on the safe return of Afghan refugees.”
7. Wide shot, Afghanistan's Chargé d'Affaires Naseer Ahmad Faiq at the GA rostrum
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d'Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations:
“Afghanistan is at a crossroads. Since August 2021, the country has experienced alarming regression across all sectors—social, political, economic, and human rights. Nearly four years under Taliban rule have driven Afghanistan into one of the world’s gravest humanitarian and human rights crises, as extensively documented by the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan.”
9. Wide shot, Faiq at the rostrum
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d'Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations:
“The resolution rightly underscores that lasting peace in Afghanistan requires inclusive, representative, and participatory governance. We strongly support the call for a credible political process rooted in genuine intra-Afghan dialogue that reflects the diverse aspirations of all Afghans—women, youth, minorities, and civil society. The Taliban are a group which – should they wish – be part of the solution to Afghanistan’s crisis, but they can never be the sole solution by themselves.”
11. Various shots, vote
12. Wide shot, General Assembly
The General Assembly today (7 Jul) adopted a resolution on Afghanistan “strongly emphasizing the importance of the establishment of an inclusive and representative government, through an intra-Afghan dialogue that reflects the interests and aspirations of all segments of Afghan society,” and “expressing serious concern about the grave, worsening, widespread and systematic oppression of all women and girls in Afghanistan.”
The resolution, introduced by Germany, received 116 votes in favour and twelve abstentions, while the United States and Israel voted against.
German Ambassador Antje Leendertse, speaking before the vote, said, “the situation in Afghanistan remains of concern to the international community,” adding that the main message of the resolution is that “the United Nations and its member states remain engaged on the future of Afghanistan and its people.”
Leendertse said, “as many others, Germany acknowledges that there is no alternative to engagement with the Taliban, and we will continue to actively contribute to the UN-led Doha process.”
She expressed support for the approach of the UN working groups and said Germany remains “open for further pragmatic forms of cooperation with the de-facto authorities, including on the safe return of Afghan refugees.”
For his part, Afghanistan’s Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said, “Afghanistan is at a crossroads. Since August 2021, the country has experienced alarming regression across all sectors—social, political, economic, and human rights. Nearly four years under Taliban rule have driven Afghanistan into one of the world’s gravest humanitarian and human rights crises, as extensively documented by the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan.”
Faiq, who does not represent the Taliban de facto government, said, “the resolution rightly underscores that lasting peace in Afghanistan requires inclusive, representative, and participatory governance. We strongly support the call for a credible political process rooted in genuine intra-Afghan dialogue that reflects the diverse aspirations of all Afghans—women, youth, minorities, and civil society. The Taliban are a group which – should they wish – be part of the solution to Afghanistan’s crisis, but they can never be the sole solution by themselves.”
The resolution also welcomes the Secretary-General’s latest report on Afghanistan, which provides an update on the activities of the United Nations in Afghanistan, including political, humanitarian, and human rights efforts.
