General Assembly Committee

Germany (by Aspen Machicek)

REINFORCING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

The General Assembly,

Emphasizing the relevance and need for autonomy among women and children in
Afghanistan,

Further reminds of the Taliban’s failed compliance of the agreements made in resolution
2953 and many other previous resolutions,

Expressing apprehension for the majority of Afghan families that fall below the poverty
line (over 95%) as well as those who entirely depend on humanitarian aid (roughly 50%) for
basic vital needs,

Fully aware that the funding and aid from humanitarian aid organizations provided to
Afghanistan was deferred, on the grounds that the Taliban broke the terms and agreements stated
in various resolutions that were implemented in recent years,

Notes the European Union’s suspension of aid in Afghanistan was deemed as a temporary
measure, in response to the Taliban’s order to suspend employment of women,

Recognizing that the ban of employment was a retaliation of the Taliban, in response to
how female employees were wearing their hijabs/head scarfs incorrectly in a place of work, “We
have to fight back. I’m not covering my face and I have no intention of doing so. I just hope I
won’t get fired,” (Masuma),

Recalling that of those employed by aid organizations in Afghanistan, the larger portion
were women; Therefore the women working in aid facilities were proscribed from further
employment, which caused a significant downfall in the organization’s ability to contribute due
to the lack of workers,

1.) Emphasizes the prospect of the European Union to continue with an incentive based
prevention of aid;

2.) Keeping in mind that the suspension of aid and funding for Afghanistan was not a
permanent measure, and could be revisited if or when the Taliban agrees to comply and not
informally go against the terms and agreements that would be of a new resolution in the future;
 3.) Seeking that a treaty be established between Afghanistan and the European Union or
its primary patronizing countries:

(a) With an established set of rules in the treaty/resolution that will retain the
current situation within a more formal and orderly set of parameters;

(b) With respect to the European Union’s generous contributions to Afghanistan,

while recognizing they have recommenced their efforts even after the Taliban’s retaliation
to several resolutions;

(c) Emphasizing that the aid organizations and funding can easily be reestablished
if the Taliban simply lifts their bans on female employment;

4.) Endorses that sanctions be placed on the Taliban if they agree to the said treaty and
resolutions that may potentially be placed hereafter; though there will be no penalty in the case
that a resolution is rejected;

5.) Further requests that if the Taliban agrees to these parameters, the women of
Afghanistan shall be reinstated to employment:

(a) With no resistance from the Taliban due to the sanctions that would be put into
place as a preventive measure to protect women's/human rights of Afghans.