United Nations Security Council Resolution 2593 Explained

Number:	2593
Organ:	SC
Date:	30 August
Year:	2021
Code:	S/RES/2593
For:	13
Abstention:	2
Against:	0
Subject:	Demanding that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country
Result:	Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2593 was adopted on 30 August 2021, following the Fall of Kabul and subsequent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. In the resolution, the Security Council demanded that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any other country or to shelter and train terrorists.^{[1] [2]}

Voting summary

• France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, St. Vincent-Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam voted for.
• Russia and China abstained from the vote.^[3]

See also

• War in Afghanistan
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2501 to 2600 (2019–2021)

External links

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

Notes and References

1. News: Saudi Arabia urges UN Security Council adopts resolution on Afghanistan after Taliban takeover. 31 August 2021 . Xinhuanet. 31 August 2021.
2. Web site: United Nations Security Council. www.un.org. 31 August 2021.
3. Web site: Resolution 2593 (2021) . United Nations Digital Library.