
Peace Day 2009: 5 days to go
16 September 2009 - The countdown to the International Day of Peace continues with just five days left. What are you doing for Peace?

Peace Day 2009: "help Afghans finally find the peace they have been longing for"
16 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. 7: World Food Programme There is an Afghan proverb which says, “Every…

School children across Afghanistan join in for Peace Day
16 September 2009 - Up to seven million students are going to hear a special ‘Peace Message’ as part of this year’s major Peace Day campaign in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Education has declared its support to Peace Day on…

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Peace Day Calligraphy 2009
KABUL - UNAMA has just released the latest three specially commissioned pieces of calligraphy from the Kabul Fine Arts faculty for Peace Day. VIEW CALLIGRAPHY>>

UN Envoy: "More and more people have felt the need for peace to be re-established in the country"
16 September 2009 - The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan Kai Eide, joined representatives from UN agencies in Afghanistan to release peace doves today. SRSG Kai Eide: It is five days before Peace Day – which is not only in…

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Doves fly high for peace into Afghanistan’s clear blue sky
KABUL - Twenty-one white doves soared up into the blue sky from the lawn of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today in celebration of Peace Day on 21 September 2009. As part of the International Day…

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President Karzai orders ceasefire for Peace Day
KABUL - Just days after the United Nations along with other organizations asked all parties to “silence their guns” on Peace Day, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai today declared a ceasefire on 21 September 2009. Download…

Peace Day 2009: 4 days to go
17 September 2009 - The countdown to the International Day of Peace continues with just four days left. What are you doing for Peace?

A grand celebration for Peace in Mazar-i-Sharif
17 September 2009 - As a major milestone in the Peace Day campaign 2009 in the Northern region, a grand celebration has been held in Mazar-i-Sharif. UNAMA and its partners from UN agencies, the Afghanistan Independent Human…

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Peace Day 2009: "A more peaceful, better and greener tomorrow"
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. 8: UN Environment Programme Since 2002, the United Nations Environment Programme…

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Peace Day Calligraphy 2009
KABUL - UNAMA has released the latest three specially commissioned pieces of calligraphy from the Kabul Fine Arts faculty for Peace Day. Twelve pieces of exclusive work are now online. VIEW CALLIGRAPHY>>

Mine free land handed over to communities
17 September 2009 - To commemorate Peace Day the implementing partners of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan have officially released land cleared of mines and other Explosive Remnants of War back to communities in…