UNAMA Chief Meets Pakistan's Deputy Foreign Minister On Sidelines Of Education Summit

Pakistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Amna Baloch met with Roza Otunbayeva, head of the United Nations Political Office in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the International Conference of Islamic Countries on Girls' Education in Islamabad.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Monday, January 13, wrote on its official account on social media platform X that the meeting was aimed at reviewing the current developments in Afghanistan and assessing the efforts of the international community to resolve the country's humanitarian crises.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry and UNAMA have not released further details of the meeting.

The International Conference on Girls' Education in Muslim Communities was held on Saturday and Sunday in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

The conference was attended by more than 150 clerics, ministers, ambassadors, experts, and representatives of reputable organisations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World Bank.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai called on Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government and its repressive policies towards Afghan women. "The Taliban do not see women as human beings in Afghanistan," Yousafzai said.