United Nations Strategic Framework for Afghanistan
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UNITED NATIONS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN
Councils; facilitate interactions between the current regime and people; and local consultations with
communities in designing aid projects.
Priorities by the de facto authorities included sustainable development plans with long-term impact,
resource management and environmental protection, development of education infrastructure,
completion of essential infrastructure projects including dams, roads and bridges, creation of
livelihoods and job opportunities, micro-finance for MSMEs, involvement of local communities and
provincial development councils for identification of beneficiaries and implementation of projects,
better coordination and more equitable assistance to the displaced people and development of
settlement for flood and conflict victims, people with disabilities, and impacted families.
In June 2023, the findings of these consultations were further validated through meetings with the
Afghan private sector and with Afghan non-governmental organizations and civil society
organizations. Despite the subsequent imposition of the ban on female Afghan staff at non-
governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and the UN, the priorities and approaches
articulated in the consultations in October and November 2022 remained broadly the same;
participants encouraged the UN and the international community to continue the principled delivery
of assistance to the Afghan people, particularly to women and girls.View entire presentation