Climate Security in Afghanistan: Should It Even Be on the Radar

Sep 17, 2019 | Oli Brown
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In terms of the resources it brings, the UN is a relatively minor player in Afghanistan. However, as one of the few organisations that has stayed in Afghanistan throughout four decades of conflict, it is also the closest thing the country has to a body that is seen as impartial by most sides. It provides vital services to millions of Afghans and it can play the role of an overall facilitator of peace in Afghanistan. This role is likely to become more prominent in future if, as repeatedly promised by President Trump, there is a drawdown in international security forces in the country. The question in front of the Security Council is how best to direct the UN to facilitate a move to peace.