January 30, 2024 Quarterly Report to Congress

• leadership and coordination of, and recommendations on, policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of the programs and operations, and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in such programs and operations. [...] • means of keeping the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operation and the necessity for and progress on corrective action. [...] Instead, Griffiths urged partners to invest in development and address the root causes of conflict, climate change, and economic dynamics.34 Due to limited funding and the protracted nature of the crisis in Afghanistan, UN OCHA is working to transform the status quo of humani- tarian assistance away from repetitive cycles of humanitarian relief to a model of meeting basic human needs and investing. [...] The driver was injured, but a Taliban law enforcement officer intervened and escorted the truck to the distribution site where the food was successfully distributed.52 REPORT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS I JANUARY 30, 2024 27 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TALIBAN GOVERNANCE Taliban Outreach Efforts in Afghanistan and Abroad According to the December 2023 report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation. [...] S.-based accounts to help provide greater stability to the Afghan economy and benefit the people of Afghanistan.202 State previously announced that the Fund is “explicitly not intended to make humanitarian disbursements.”203 The Taliban are not involved in the Afghan Fund or the management of its assets and have pro- tested its creation.204 The Fund could disburse monies to keep Afghanistan curren.