Unanimously adopting resolution 2777 (2025), the The Council of 15 members emphasized the “critical importance” of a continuous presence of UNAMA and other UN agencies in Afghanistan.
The Council also expressed its appreciation for the UN long -term commitment to the country and its people, reiterating its full support for UNAMA and the special representative of the Secretary General who directs the mission.
The ambassadors also expressed “serious concern” about the continuous presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, and highlighted the need to combat production, trade and traffic of illicit drugs and chemicals used to manufacture narcotics.
They highlighted the need to improve disaster risk, since disasters worsen the humanitarian and socio -economic crisis.
The cuts could close 80 percent of the WHO programs
Meanwhile, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan warned on Monday that financing shortage could force the closure of 80 percent of the agency’s health services there, leaving millions without access to critical medical care.
As of March 4, 167 health centers in 25 provinces had to close due to the lack of money. Another 220 facilities could close in June, affecting the most vulnerable populations: women, children, elderly and displaced and returned.
“These closures are not just numbers in a report, they represent mothers who cannot give birth safely, children that are missing vaccines to save lives, entire communities that remain without protection against outbreaks of mortal diseases,” said Edwin Ash Salvador, who is the official maximum in Afghanistan.
“The consequences will be measured in lost lives“He warned.
The eighty percent of the WHO facilities in Afghanistan, the closing of the risk of Afghanistan in June.
Severe health crisis
Even before the fund cuts, Afghanistan had been fighting multiple health emergencies, including measles, malaria, dengue, polyomyelitis and hemorrhagic fever of crime-conango.
More than 16,000 suspicious measles were reported, including 111 deaths, in January and February 2025. Children run the greatest risk of disease and death, given “critically low” vaccination rates, only 51 percent for the first dose and 37 percent for the second.
While some donors continue to support Afghanistan’s health sector, financing has been significantly reduced as development aid priorities have changed in recent months.
Resources for broader humanitarian efforts in the country remain uncertain. With the first quarter, the humanitarian needs and humanitarian needs of Afghanistan not coordinated by 2025 are only 13 percent funded.
“It is not just financing“Dr. Salvador said.
Resource requirements for health programs under the humanitarian needs of Afghanistan and the 2025 response plan
“It is a humanitarian emergency that threatens to undo years of progress in strengthening the Afghanistan health system … Every day that passes without our collective support brings more suffering, more preventable deaths and lasting damage to the country’s medical care infrastructure.“
UNAMA in Afghanistan
Established in 2002, UNAMA is a political mission that facilitates dialogue between political leaders in Afghanistan, regional stakeholders and the international community, to promote inclusive governance and conflict prevention.
The Deputy Director of the Mission is also in charge of coordinating the extensive UN assistance operation in cooperation with the de facto Taliban authorities since they returned to power in 2021.
The Security Council also requires monitoring and informing about the human rights situation, with an approach to women’s rights, minorities and vulnerable groups.
UNAMA also supports regional cooperation, promoting commitment between Afghanistan countries and neighbors on issues related to security, stability and economic development.
