Thank you Madam President, and can I start by thanking Norway for their hard work as penholder on this text. Today, the Council spoke with one voice in support of a robust UN Mission in Afghanistan: To lead and coordinate urgent humanitarian efforts; To support the rights of all Afghans, including women and girls; And to hold the Taliban account on its commitments. It’s disappointing that one Council member decided to abstain, just when UNAMA’s work is more important than ever. Over 20 million Afghan people need urgent assistance. For our part, the UK has doubled aid for Afghanistan this finan…

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