Muhammad Shehzad Khan President Youth Council Pakistan virtually addressed the International
Conference on Afghanistan: A Humanitarian Crisis that was the sideline high-level event of the 76th
session of the United Nations General Assembly. President Youth Council Pakistan shared the panel
with Jenifer Rajkumari an elected member of the New York State assembly, Dunya Maumoon
former Foreign Minister of Maldives, Hosna Jalil former deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan,
Ameenah Gurib Fakim former President of Mauritius, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani former Prime
Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Omer Zakhilwal former Finance Minister of Afghanistan, Ambassador Dr
M Shahid Amin Khan and other diplomats and world leaders.
Muhammad Shehzad Khan said about the post-conflict reconstruction in ethnically divided
societies. He said that proxy wars and new conflicts emerge, power vacuum creates in weak and
failing-states after the war as we have seen right after the cold war.
He gave an emphasis that new strategies are needed for peace sustaining in post-conflict settings.
Activities need to be undertaken on the far side of the conflict to reassemble the foundations of
peace and provide tools for building on those foundations something that should be more than just
the absence of war. He said that before the complete withdrawal of troops, the United States must
have to retransfer the monopoly of force to the state of Afghanistan. The US had to Disarmed the
private and parastatal combat units, building national security institutions, civilian control of
military and police, and temporary deployment of multilateral peacekeeping forces.
He said the responsibility of the US along with the UN was the composition of a constitution and
rebuilding of democratic institutions, promotion of rule of law, judicial system and strengthen civil
society organizations in Afghanistan.
President YCP highlighted the irresponsible attitude of the United Nations by not intervening in the
socio-economic problems of Afghanistan, humanitarian assistance in the immediate aftermath of
conflict, and resettling of refugees.
President Shehzad urged the international human rights agencies to come forward and contribute
their part in the rebuilding of Afghanistan because peaceful Afghanistan will lead to the peaceful ad
prosperous region.
