News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

26 March 2009 - The United Nations in Afghanistan today released a major report on arbitrary detention in the country. The report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office of the High…

26 March 2009 - A new United Nations report, revealing that Afghans are often detained without lawful reason, recommends a range of changes to laws and procedures of the criminal justice system in the country. Too frequently…

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Russian capital today ahead of the first of two conferences on Afghanistan that he will be attending in the next several days. Tomorrow’s conference, convened under the…

KABUL - Terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and organized crime are seriously impeding progress in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today, calling for greater international cooperation to help the country…

KABUL - This week the United Nations in Afghanistan is highlighting de-mining and mine awareness in the lead up to the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action marked every year on 4 April…

30 March 2009 - Eighty countries and 20 international organizations are coming together in The Hague under the auspicious of the United Nations to discuss the future of Afghanistan. The United Nations, the Government of…

30 March 2009 - Afghan refugees seeking to return to their home country from north-west Pakistan will receive a boost when the United Nations resumes its voluntary repatriation programme this week. The UN High Commissioner…

KABUL - Afghan journalists have issued a declaration on Freedom of Expression in Afghanistan expressing their concerns and proposals for a free media in the country. A one day conference brought together journalists and…

KABUL - Speech by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide at the Hague Conference. "The promising developments we see are results of hard work of competent Afghan officials. But they would…

31 March 2009 - Joint Press Release, International Conference on Afghanistan. Delegates at a meeting in The Hague agreed on Tuesday to a significant sharpening of rebuilding in Afghanistan, emphasizing the centrality of…

KABUL - Of all the tragic stories surrounding de-mining in Afghanistan one sticks out for the people of Baghlan in the north east of the country when 15 children were injured after they tried to sell a piece of unexploded…