As we meet today, Afghanistan is the site of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Hunger and displacement in Afghanistan are worse than anywhere else in the world. |
I believe the situation is getting very, very serious. Winter is coming very soon, and the international humanitarian community needs to act very quickly. |
I felt there was a very constructive discussion. |
I think there's general sense that these comments come rather late in the process. |
If they are to meet Thursday in Berlin, one would expect as the most likely ...that there will be no agreement before that. It's not easy. |
There are those who want to conclude the Security Council reform is over. They are mistaken. Reform is a process and moves in a continuum step by step. |
This is a problem which has to do with the absence of international staff inside Afghanistan, lack of communication. All these factors combined make the situation inside Afghanistan ... rather difficult. |