The head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, has called the appointment of a special United Nations representative for Afghanistan an unnecessary step.

In response to the remarks of Vanessa Frazier, permanent representative of Malta and President of the Security Council, Shaheen said that there is no need for the appointment of a special representative under the current circumstances and taking into account the presence of UNAMA.

Suhail Shaheen told TOLOnews: "We want engagement with the international community and the resolution of issues in the light of our own interests and principles, but since the United Nations representation in Afghanistan exists under the name of UNAMA, therefore, we do not see the necessity for another representative."

Recently, Vanessa Frazier, Permament Representative of Malta and President of the Security Council, expressed concern in a press conference that no new steps have been taken so far regarding the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan.

Frazier said: “We definitely support, are supporters of the independent review that was carried out by ambassador Feridun, and we support the plan that’s outlined in his review, which would eventually (lead to) normalization but there has to be steps ... to be taken for that and we look forward also to the appointment of the special envoy but we haven’t heard anything about it, unfortunately. But the sooner it’s done, the sooner the work can start.”    

The new rotating President of the Security Council also stated that gender discrimination in Afghanistan should be included in the Convention on the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity.

She added: “We really do believe that it is impossible to have a country where 50% of the population is completely marginalized and we think that the situation is to be rectified.”

“Introduce internal reforms, reopen schools and universities for girls, draft a constitution, undertake economic activities, make credible changes in the cabinet, and address all the issues that the world is concerned about, and maybe they will win the election,” said Najibullah Jami, a political analyst.

The United Nations General Assembly held the sixth committee session of this organization on April 1-2, in which discussions on the drafting of reforms and adjustments in the Convention on the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity, including the criminalization of 'gender apartheid,' were held.