Afghanistan Now due to non-payment of membership dues of 9 million dollars United Nations I have lost my right to vote. These obligations The Taliban due since K came back to power in August 2021.
Western-backed UN Former President Ashraf Ghani The administration’s delegation still represents Afghanistan, whose government was ousted by the Taliban. The United Nations does not recognize the Taliban government in Kabul.
This means that the Afghan delegation cannot vote on General Assembly resolutions unless dues are paid or the UN recognizes that Afghanistan is in a special situation.
Speaking to The Independent, head of the Afghan delegation, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, said he hoped the issue of suspension of voting rights might be resolved without paying the $9 million dues.
He said that according to Article 19 of the United Nations Charter, it is a technical matter for all member states and more than that, it is a general rule that member states that fail to pay to the organization at the time of the United Nations General Assembly. cannot vote, if the dues are equal to or more than the amount due for the last two years.’
If the delegation can explain that the non-payment of its dues is beyond its control because there is no legal authority in the country and thus it is a special situation, the United Nations should refer the matter to its Committee on Contributions. , which manages the funds paid by member states.
Naseer Ahmad Faiq said the committee is expected to meet next month and may take a decision on restoring the voting rights of the Afghan delegation by October.
If the committee decides in favor of the Afghan delegation, its voting rights might be restored by the end of the year through a UN resolution.
Naseer Ahmad Faiq said: ‘Afghanistan can still participate, can still sit at the table and talk.’
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Comoros, Ecuador, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, and Venezuela are also countries that failed to pay their UN dues, but Comoros, Ecuador, and Somalia explained their failure to pay and thereby denied them voting rights. Exempted from suspension.
However, the United Nations has so far deemed Afghanistan’s delegation’s explanations as ‘inadequate’ this year.
Like other member states, Afghanistan is required to pay $2 million annually in membership fees and small payments at the beginning of the year. Dues have not been paid since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
The development comes at a time when the Taliban are seeking international recognition of their government in Kabul, raising the question of whether the Taliban will be allowed to pay the money owed to the United Nations. Can you find representation in United?
Thomas Ruttig, co-founder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said last December that based on UN resolutions and repeated calls from member states for an inclusive government and respect for human rights, particularly the rights of women and girls. It can be assumed that this is because the states do not consider the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as legitimate and have rejected its efforts to recognize it from the United Nations and join the United Nations.
On Friday, former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh offered to pay dues to restore the Afghan delegation’s right to vote.
He said that the suspension of Afghanistan’s right to vote in the United Nations has nothing to do with our country’s non-payment of membership fees. If so I am ready, I will pay the past dues for the next three years membership fee.’
However, it is not clear whether individuals like Saleh will be allowed to pay the country’s debts.
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2024-07-10 20:49:42