UN Under-Secretary General restates continued support for Afghan peace process

Meeting with negotiating team members of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Doha, Gilles Michaud, UN Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, has restated the UN’s continued support for the Afghan peace process.

The UN Secretary General Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, has also attended the meeting. “UN envoy Deborah Lyons in Doha meeting with IR Afghanistan & Taliban officials to discuss the peace process, reducing violence & harm to civilians, as well as a collective commitment for UN’s personnel to safely deliver for millions of vulnerable Afghans,” the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in a tweet posted late yesterday, Saturday, June 05.