The United Nations is an international organization that was established on October 24, 1945, after the devastating consequences of the Second World War, to maintain international peace and security, prevent wars and conflicts, strengthen peaceful relations between countries, and support human rights. Today, the United Nations has 193 member states and is the largest international organization for addressing common problems among the countries of the world.
Afghanistan is one of the early member states of the United Nations. Afghanistan became a member of the United Nations on November 19, 1946, and since then has been bound by all the responsibilities and principles of membership in this international organization.
According to the UN Charter, the main goals of the organization include maintaining international peace and security, supporting the equal rights of nations and the principle of self-determination, international cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural, educational, and humanitarian problems, and respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all people.
Among the important organs of the United Nations, the Security Council has special importance. The Security Council has 15 members, five of which are permanent members: the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, and France. The other ten members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms. According to the UN Charter, the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security is given to the Security Council.
Under the UN Charter, the Security Council has important powers to maintain international peace and security and can examine wars, conflicts, and situations that threaten international peace and security. The Council can call on countries and parties involved to seek peaceful solutions to conflicts, make recommendations for resolving situations, and determine whether a situation is a threat to peace, a breach of peace, or an act of aggression.
Under Article 41 of the Charter, the Security Council can decide on measures that do not involve the use of armed force to carry out its decisions. These may include economic sanctions, limiting or stopping economic relations, limiting communication and transportation routes, and ending diplomatic relations.
Under Article 42 of the Charter, if the measures under Article 41 are not enough or do not work, the Security Council can take necessary actions through air, sea, and land forces to maintain or restore international peace and security. These actions may include demonstrations of force, blockades, and other military operations.
The United Nations has also had a long-standing presence in Afghanistan and carries out activities in political, humanitarian, educational, health, development, and other areas.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is also an important part of the UN presence in Afghanistan, working on peace, stability, human rights, and other important issues.
Afghanistan has for a long time been a country affected by wars, foreign interference, terrorism, instability, and humanitarian crises. Millions of Afghans have been victims of war, millions more have been displaced or have migrated, and the country’s economic, educational, and social foundations have been seriously damaged. In recent years, serious restrictions have also been placed on the rights of women and girls, especially in the areas of girls’ education and women’s employment.
For this reason, the Afghan people ask: When Afghanistan has been a member of the United Nations for nearly eighty years, and the United Nations has specific responsibilities and powers for peace, security, human rights, education, and solving humanitarian problems, why has the United Nations not fulfilled its responsibilities toward Afghanistan’s long-standing crises and the serious problems faced by Afghans? Why has it remained silent in defending the well-being and human rights of Afghans and failed to carry out its necessary responsibilities?
The Afghan people call on the United Nations, the Security Council, the governments of the world, and international humanitarian organizations not to look at Afghanistan’s problems only as humanitarian aid issues, but to take practical and lasting actions for peace, security, education, human rights, justice, and human dignity for the Afghan people.
The international community has important responsibilities toward Afghans, and Afghans are asking the international community to fulfill its responsibilities and are calling on it to do so. If the international community does not fulfill its responsibilities properly, Afghans will face serious problems and suffering, which would not be a suitable situation for all humanity.