News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

2 November 2009 - I welcome today’s decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission to forego a run-off vote and to declare Hamid Karzai as the winner of the 2009 presidential elections. I congratulate President…

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kabul today to meet with United Nations staff and Afghan officials, following a deadly attack last week that killed five of the world body’s staff and injured several others.…

2 November 2009 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met UN staff in Kabul today to express his solidarity following the attack on a guesthouse which killed five UN colleagues. Mr Ban also extended his support and…

3 November 2009 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to beef up security for UN staff in Afghanistan following the fateful 28 October attack on a private guesthouse that…

KABUL - Effective immediately, the United Nations is taking additional steps to reduce risks to its national and international staff serving in Afghanistan. UN Radio Report This is in light of the 28 October attack against UN…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rejected any notion that the United Nations is leaving Afghanistan, amid reports that the world body is pulling out of the country following the announcement that it will…

KABUL - The United Nations said today it will temporarily relocate some of its staff as part of increased security measures following the deadly attack in the Afghan capital last week that killed five UN staff members and…

3 November 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai – re-elected after his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the run-off planned for next week – to take all steps necessary to…

KABUL - The members of the Security Council acknowledged the conclusion of the electoral process in 2009 following the decision of the Independent Electoral Commission of Afghanistan to declare President Karzai elected…

11 November 2009 – The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan today warns that the H1N1 flu pandemic may affect more people during the looming winter as the disease spreads rapidly in cold weather. “The disease…

KABUL - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan today warns that the H1N1 flu pandemic may affect more people during the looming winter as the disease spreads rapidly in cold weather. “The disease spreads rapidly…