News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

21 September 2009 - Peace Day campaigning in Bamyan has been in full swing in the final days leading up to today’s International Day of Peace. People from local communities, non-government organizations, the local government…

KABUL - The International Day of Peace is being celebrated across Afghanistan today through activities and events that have been organized not just by the United Nations, but also by big and small organizations. Congruent…

KABUL - Almost 1.2 million Afghan children have benefited from polio immunization that was conducted for the International Day of Peace in eight provinces, including some of the country's hardest to reach areas such as…

KABUL - A rare 24 hour cessation of offensive operations marking International Peace Day appeared to be holding firm across Afghanistan on Monday, with only isolated security incidents reported as of late afternoon. “So far…

21 September 2009 - Welcoming today's announcement on an agreement to resolve issues before certifying the presidential elections results in Afghanistan, the top United Nations envoy to the country stressed that the South…

24 September 2009 - A special UNAMA interview with world-famous photographer Tim Page who’s been in Afghanistan charting the elections and Peace Day. World-famous British photographer Tim Page arrived in Kabul nearly two…

24 September 2009 - As Afghanistan celebrated Eid, one of the culminations of the Peace Day campaign this week was a huge outdoor public event in the name of peace at Kabul’s famous Nadir Khan Hill. Creative peace banners on…

25 September 2009 - As Afghanistan and its international partners continue to await the final results of last month’s elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of ensuring that the outcome reflects…

25 September 2009 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued his latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan. Download the full report

KABUL - Afghanistan’s political leaders need to step up and make progress on multiple fronts, from good governance to economic growth to regional cooperation, to ensure the country is on the path to self-sufficiency after…

KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta today called for revitalizing the sense of partnership and cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community, and said that despite irregularities the recent…