Roza Otunbayeva, the special representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan, called on a visit to the border of Islam Qala with Iran on Tuesday where she witnessed the daily influx of tens of thousands of returnees.
She also met repatriated families, aid and regional partnersde factoofficial.
Alarm ringtones should ring
“” Which should be a time of positive return for families who fled conflicts decades ago are rather marked by exhaustion, trauma and deep uncertainty »» said Ms. Otunbayeva, who also directs the United Nations assistance mission in Afghanistan (Unama).
“The volume of yields-many abrupt, many involuntary-should trigger alarm ringtone in the world community,” she added.
“” It is a test of our collective humanity. Afghanistan, already struggling with drought and a chronic humanitarian crisis, cannot absorb this shock alone. »»
Overloaded local communities
Since January, more than 1.3 million have been largely forced to return to Afghanistan – a country where 70% of the population lives in poverty.
Women and children face the most serious risks, UNAA said, when they come back not only to disastrous economic difficulties, but to a context where their access to basic services and social protections remains seriously limited.
The UN has repeatedly highlighted the aggression against women’s rights under the domination of the Taliban, including prohibitions affecting higher education, employment and freedom of movement.
Reinstatement of critical support
The yields occur at a time when humanitarian operations remain terribly sub-financed, forcing distressing choices between food, refuge and safe passage.
Ounbayeva also underlined the critical need for immediate reintegration assistance, as initial evidence shows that stabilization of return communities requires urgent subsistence programs and community infrastructure investments.
She warned that without rapid interventions, fundraising, pressure market pressure and cyclic migration will lead to devastating consequences.
These could include the additional destabilization of populations of repatriated and hosts, renewed displacement, mass movements and the risk of regional stability.
‘We cannot afford an indifference’
She urged donors, development partners and regional governments not to turn away and abandon Afghan repatriases.
“What we are witnessing are the direct consequences of unavoidable global responsibilities,” she said. “We must act now – with resources, with coordination and resolution.”
Meanwhile, the UN in Afghanistan calls for an integrated approach that humanitarian needs need while increasing assistance in the return areas.
At the same time, regional dialogue – including with Iran, Pakistan and the Central Asian states – must be prioritized to stop disorderly yields and maintain the principle of voluntary, dignified and safe repatriation.
“Afghanistan’s stability depends on shared responsibility: we cannot afford an indifference,” said Otunbayeva. “The cost of inaction will be measured in lost lives and rolled conflicts.”
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
