News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah attended an international conference on "Managing risk in Africa" as a keynote speaker.
5 August 2009 - Outgoing provincial council members in Nangarhar province have a piece of advice for new council members who will be elected in the 20 August elections: engage more with the media. During a half-day workshop…
4 August 2009 - During his twenty four years of service as a schoolteacher, followed by a few years of experience as an NGO worker, 54-year-old Muhamad Noorzai didn’t know “anything about media”. The only way he kept himself…
3 August 2009 - Political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan must accelerate after this month’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country has stressed, warning that regardless of the…
3 August 2009 - Malang Darya and Amruddin Sanjar’s childhood dreams came true when they climbed the highest mountain in Afghanistan. “I wanted to make my country proud by raising its flag on Afghanistan’s highest mountain…
2 August 2009 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the…
KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today condemned violent attacks on presidential hopefuls ahead of this month's national and provincial elections, urging all parties to concentrate on the political…
2 August 2009 - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan has tested the indelible ink to be used in the country’s forthcoming elections. Officials from Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission applied the special ink to Special…
KABUL - Transcript of press conference by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Aleem Siddique, Spokesperson, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit. SRSG…
2 August 2009 - As the final weeks approach for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections the massive logistical operation behind organizing the polls is becoming clear. A two step plan has been formulated…
KABUL - As the final weeks approach for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections the massive logistical operation behind organizing the polls is becoming clear. A two step plan has been formulated by…