News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

16 July 2009 - With the winter past, the spring rains over and the hot summer upon Afghanistan parts of the country become truly green again. In the north the Green Afghanistan Initiative (GAIN) has been implementing…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Peace Dividend Trust today met with procurement officials from the international community and, again, urged them to buy locally-produced products…

19 July 2009 - The past year has witnessed a rise in violence against women in Afghanistan and of its public acceptance, according to the UN women’s development fund, UNIFEM.

KABUL - For the first time ever two Afghan climbers have reached the summit of Afghanistan’s highest mountain. The two climbers, Amruddin and Malang, reached the 7,492 metres summit of Noshaq in the Hindu Kush in the Wakhan…

20 July 2009 - Afghanistan’s presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August are just one month away. Forty one presidential candidates, including two women and more than 3,000 provincial council candidates are…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today assured that every effort will be made to ensure security in the upcoming presidential and provincial council elections. “Allow me to assure you that there will be no let up on…

KABUL - There are exactly two months to go until the International Day of Peace on 21 September. The United Nations in Afghanistan is organizing a huge campaign under the theme “What are you doing for Peace?” Already final…

21 July 2009 - Speech by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, at a conference on Human Rights at Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister Spanta, Dr. Samar, Excellencies…

KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has disqualified two provincial council candidates from the provincial and presidential elections to be held on 20 August 2009. Grant Kippen, ECC Chairman, told a news…

21 July 2009 - The United Nations in Afghanistan today called on all parties to allow aid assistance reach those most in need. “I would like to make an appeal to certain players in the country who are blocking the delivery of…

21 July 2009 - The UN Mission in Afghanistan has started its own special page on iTunes for its radio programming. To launch the free service a special 45 minutes briefing in English on the forthcoming 20 August presidential…

21 July 2009 - The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today called for strengthening the country’s justice system, which he stressed is fundamental for ensuring the rule of law and respect for human rights. The lack of…