There will be an extraordinary summit
of the G20 on Afghanistan on October 12, Premier Mario Draghi
said in Rome Wednesday.
Draghi has said the summit is needed to avert a humanitarian
catastrophe in the Asian nation.
Earlier Wednesday the EU launched an anti-terror plan for
Afghanistan.
US military officials said Tuesday the Taliban takeover of he
country had been much faster than they had anticipated, and said
they had recommended keeping some troops on longer.
The upcoming extraordinary Group of 20 summit on Afghanistan
will aim to avert a catastrophe in the
Asian country after the Taliban swept back to power after a
20-year US-led mission there, Draghi told the United Nations
General Assembly last Thursday.
Draghi said the international community must act to avert "a
social and civilian catastrophe".
The summit's priorities, he said via videolink, would be
humanitarian aid, security and human rights.
The premier reasserted the need for multilateralism in dealing
with global challenges including the COVID pandemic, the climate
crisis, the economic recovery and the fight against inequality
and food insecurity, as well as the resolution of conflicts and
the fight against terrorism.
"The last few months have confronted us with problems that we
cannot solve on our own," he stressed.
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