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2021年10月7日新西兰外交部消息，外交部今天宣布新西兰将派员前往中东，协助新西兰公民、签证持有人离开阿富汗的下一部措施。
外交部长纳纳亚·马胡塔宣布，新西兰将派遣一名阿富汗问题特别代表前往中东，以支持新西兰公民、永久居民和其他签证持有者，他们希望离开阿富汗，因为当地人道主义局势继续恶化。纳纳亚·马胡塔说：”我们已经为1250多人发放了签证，并专注于如何支持那些有资格进入新西兰的人。
虽然考虑到隐私和安全考虑，我们不能具体说明发放的个人签证，但我可以注意到，在发放签证的同时，部长们支持司法人员、人权工作者和需要帮助的杰出妇女，而且我们在许多情况下支持此类签证。
此前，新西兰于8月进行了军事部署，确保了393名新西兰签证持有者从阿富汗撤离。此后，又有35人抵达新西兰。
纳纳亚·马胡塔说：”这是我们做过的最大和最复杂的人道主义反应之一，我们努力工作的极端具有挑战性的环境带来了一系列风险。在我们继续设法帮助那些能够越过陆地边界进入邻国的人时，我任命了一名阿富汗问题特别代表，以支持我们在实地的努力，并与我们的伙伴密切合作，确保继续离开该区域前往新西兰。
这次行动高度依赖于与同样有眼光的伙伴和阿富汗邻国的多边合作，这些国家首当其冲地受到逃离塔利班的人的影响。一名特别代表将帮助领导讨论，并与其他工作人员合作，帮助确认和核实那些设法越过边界的人。最初的撤离任务是一项极具挑战性的行动，虽然很明显，我们永远无法疏散所有希望在那个时候离开的人，但在安全局势不断恶化的情况下，我们仍然能够把数百人带回家。新西兰的努力在支持国际人道主义努力方面发挥了关键作用。
我们专注于我们在阿富汗的第二阶段反应。这意味着要解决试图旅行的阿富汗国民将面临的财政、法律、健康和安全挑战，以及在全球大流行中前往新西兰的实际现实。
官员们还在评估新西兰可以提供哪些进一步的人道主义支持，以及现有的移民途径。我们知道其他国家宣布在其目前的难民配额内分配难民，但我们希望充分了解阿富汗国民和新西兰人的最佳前进道路”。
纳纳亚·马胡塔说：”我们将继续向塔利班施加压力，要求其维护人权，包括妇女、女童和其他弱势群体”。
新西兰迄今已承诺向红十字国际委员会和联合国难民事务高级专员、联合国人口基金和联合国儿童基金会提供600万纽币的人道主义援助，迄今已支助了428人抵达新西兰。其中一半是妇女和女孩。此外，自我们的主要军事部署结束和大使馆关闭以来的8年中，已有大约140名阿富汗口译员及其家属在新西兰重新定居。
Government announces next steps in supporting visa holders to leave Afghanistan
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced New Zealand will send a Special Representative for Afghanistan to the Middle East to support New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and other visa holders who want to leave Afghanistan as the humanitarian situation on the ground continues to deteriorate.
“We have now granted visas for over 1250 individuals and are focusing on how we can support those eligible to enter New Zealand,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“While we can’t go into specifics of individual visas granted given privacy and security considerations, I can note that while granting visas Ministers supported members of the judiciary, human rights workers and prominent women who required assistance, and we have supported visas like this in a number of cases.
The move follows a military deployment in August that secured the evacuation of 393 New Zealand visa holders from Afghanistan. A further 35 individuals have arrived in New Zealand since.
“This has been one of the largest and most complex humanitarian responses we have ever undertaken, and the extremely challenging environment in which we are trying to work presents a range of risks,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“As we continue to try help people who have been able to cross land borders into neighbouring countries, I am appointing a Special Representative for Afghanistan to support our efforts on the ground and work closely with our partners to secure onward travel out of the region and on to New Zealand.
“This operation is highly dependent on multilateral cooperation with likeminded partners and countries neighbouring Afghanistan who have borne the brunt of those fleeing the Taliban. A Special Representative will help lead discussions, as well as work with other staff to help confirm and verify those who have managed to cross the border.
“The initial evacuation mission was a hugely challenging operation and while it was clear we were never going to be able to evacuate all who wished to leave in that time, we were still able to bring hundreds of people home amid a deteriorating security situation. New Zealand’s efforts played a key role in supporting the international humanitarian efforts.
“We are focused on the second phase of our response in Afghanistan. This means working through the financial, legal, health and security challenges that Afghan nationals who try to travel will face, as well as the practical realities of travelling to New Zealand in a global pandemic.
“Officials are also assessing what further humanitarian support New Zealand can provide, as well as the immigration pathways available. We are aware of other countries announcing allocations within their current refugee quotas, but we wish to fully understand the best path forward for Afghan nationals and New Zealanders.
“We will be maintaining pressure on the Taliban to uphold human rights including for women and girls and other vulnerable groups,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
New Zealand has to date committed $6 million in humanitarian assistance to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations Children’s Fund and to date has supported the arrival of 428 people into New Zealand. Of these, half were women and girls. This is in addition to the approximately 140 Afghans interpreters and their families already resettled in New Zealand over the 8 years since our major military deployment ended and our Embassy closed.
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