News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The Security Council today extended the United Nations presence in Afghanistan for another year, while recognizing the key role played by the world body in coordinating international efforts in the country and in…

8 March 2009 - Seldom have I been as shocked and saddened than by what I saw recently in the eastern Congo. There, I met a young woman - a girl, really, just 18 years old. She told me this story. One day, toward the end of…

24 March 2009 - The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan is in Washington D.C. this week ahead of a key international meeting later this month which will assess the current political, security and development issues in the…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has urged a gathering of Afghan cabinet ministers and governors to continue efforts against poppy cultivation and praised provinces…

2 January 2009 - Many Afghani refugees returning to their homeland in recent years, mostly from Pakistan, are struggling to make a living and to cope with their new surroundings, according to the United Nations High…

KABUL - More than 82,000 anti-personnel mines were cleared in Afghanistan in 2008, but the funding needed to meet the 2013 demining completion goal – around $500 million – is threatened by the world economic situation, a…

KABUL - Almost 4,000 Afghan returnees have benefited from the shelter assistance of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the eastern province of Nangarhar in 2008. "I am now living in my own house thanks to the…

13 January 2009 - UN Special Representative Kai Eide on Tuesday praised the Government of Canada for a new 14 million Canadian dollar (US$ 11.5 million) contribution towards Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs this winter, on…

KABUL - UN Special Representative Kai Eide has urged more investment in Afghanistan’s agricultural industry and the buying of more Afghan products and services. Speaking during a visit to the Kabul Dairy Union, the Special…

19 January 2009 - Twelve new schools are being built in Baghlan province in the north of Afghanistan opening up educational facilities to more than 12,000 students. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is constructing…

KABUL - The United Nations, international embassies, donors and Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission met in Kabul today to ascertain support needs for the country’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections…