News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

13 September 2009 - Download the latest issue of UNAMA's quarterly magazine Afghan Update. This month's issue looks at health in Afghanistan in English, Dari and Pashto. Click here to download

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 4: World Health Organization War has a profound negative impact on human health. In addition to direct consequences, including the fact that 90 per cent of…

KABUL - There are just seven days left until the International Day of Peace: “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day.” Read the UN Resolution ( - View the 2009 Photo…

KABUL - Next month the province of Sar-i-Pul will receive its first artificial insemination centre for livestock, paid for by the district’s own farmers. What is now a gaping hole into the ground will be the location of Sar-i-Pul’s first artificial insemination centre for livestock improvement and…

KABUL - With just a week until Peace Day 2009, the United Nations today called on all parties to "silence their guns" and declare a ceasefire. This message was reiterated by Sanjar Sohail, a member of a prominent NGO, the Peace Campaign Committee, at a media conference organised by the United…

14 September 2009 - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 5: The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF No violence against children is justifiable, and all violence against children is preventable…

14 September 2009 - In the run-up to Peace Day 21 September 2009, UNAMA is releasing three exclusive pieces of calligraphy everyday. The specially commissioned artwork is produced by three Kabul University students. VIEW CALLIGRAPHY>>

14 September 2009 - Acclaimed author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini has ended a five-day visit to Afghanistan today by highlighting the need for peace as the indispensable element in ensuring the safe and sustainable return of displaced Afghans. “Finding long-term solutions to the…

15 September 2009 - UNAMA has released the special Peace Day edition of Afghan Update Magazine in English, Dari and Pashto. Click to download the pdf magazine (4 MB)

15 September 2009 - In the run-up to Peace Day 21 September 2009, UNAMA is releasing three exclusive pieces of calligraphy everyday. The specially commissioned artwork is produced by three Kabul University students. VIEW CALLIGRAPHY>>

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 6: The United Nations Development Fund for Women In early 2009 UNIFEM-Afghanistan facilitated a gathering of 12 Afghan peace activists from around the…

16 September 2009 - The countdown to the International Day of Peace continues with just five days left. What are you doing for Peace?