United Nations Strategic Framework for Afghanistan
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UNITED NATIONS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN
displacement to ensure that forcibly displaced women, girls, boys, and men become agents of
development and fully participate in the stabilisation and reconstruction of Afghanistan.
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Cultural sensitivity the respect for local customs, cultures, and religions, while simultaneously
adhering to international human rights and humanitarian standards - should be observed. Civil society
and citizen engagement will be key in this regard.
Finally, the Strategic Framework is underpinned by a triple-nexus approach to strengthen
coordination and complementarity, and to maximize synergies between humanitarian, development,
and peace partners in Afghanistan and enhance the longer-term sustainability of interventions,
including through area-based approaches to programming, while avoiding conditions that contribute
to aid dependency.
The aid community aims to stay and deliver and remain guided by international norms and standards,
as reiterated in the "Guiding Principles and Donors' Expectations following the recent bans by the
Taliban in Afghanistan" adopted by the humanitarian community in February 2023 and the
"Complementary principles and considerations for Afghanistan Coordination Group donors' support to
Basic Needs and Livelihoods in Afghanistan" adopted by the ACG in April 2023.
The more egregious the violations on fundamental rights, the more critical support will be to the most
vulnerable. Providing protection by presence and by bearing witness continue to be central elements
of the continued presence by all aid partners. This Strategic Framework recognizes the need for strong
and principled messaging on human rights to the de facto authorities and Afghan communities given
the very strong expectation from affected people we serve and from the constituency around the
globe.
3.4 Core Planning Assumptions and Risks
The UN Strategic Framework is predicated on the assumption that the context in Afghanistan will
broadly remain as per the status quo, allowing for minor variations across thematic and sectoral areas.
However, there are considerable risks that the situation may deteriorate which will affect progress
towards the realization of UN Strategic Framework outcomes. While not exhaustive, below provides
an outline of some of the key risk factors that should be considered and mitigated in the
implementation of the UN Strategic Framework.
Political Stability and Inclusion: Deterioration in the political situation and increasingly fractious
political dynamics contribute to further political instability and threats to peace. Exclusionary and non-
representative governance with limited civic engagement and continued restrictions on civil society.
Further constraints are imposed on democratic and civic engagement.
Donor Support: Trends in Afghanistan and globally leading to a reduction of financial support from
the donor community to the United Nations and NGOs, limiting the scope and impact of humanitarian
and basic needs assistance.View entire presentation