Sec. 104. Opposition to participation of Taliban at the United Nations and other measures
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The United States Ambassador to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations— to object to the issuance of credentials to any member of the delegation of Afghanistan to the United Nations General Assembly who is a member of the Taliban, consistent with Rules 27 and 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly; to ensure that no member of the Taliban may serve in a leadership position in any United Nations body, fund, program, or specialized agency; to support a resolution on human rights abuses committed by the Taliban at the United Nations Human Rights Council and calling for the immediate deployment of human rights monitors to Afghanistan under the special procedures of the Council; to demand immediate, unfettered humanitarian access to the whole of Afghanistan, including to prevent famine and to expand access to lifesaving vaccines and immunizations; and to prevent diversions of humanitarian assistance delivered through United Nations bodies, funds, programs, and specialized agencies to individuals and entities subject to sanctions under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1988
(2011)and 2255 (2015), including through the imposition of duties, fees, or taxes on such humanitarian assistance or the manipulation of beneficiary lists.