News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - The United Nations General Assembly on Monday has called for renewed support to the Afghan people's efforts to establish sustainable peace and security and rebuild their country despite ongoing terrorist threats.

NEW YORK - UN human rights chief tells UN Security Council in debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict. Full Statement “More political will and less political exceptionalism” is required for the Security Council to be more effective in its critically important work of protecting civilians…

KABUL - A day long workshop on arbitrary detention organized by UNAMA’s Rule of Law unit, GTZ, and Balkh Provincial Department of Justice was conducted this week in Mazar-i-Sharif. Even if some improvements have been made following the renewal of the Afghan constitution in the Bonn agreement, the…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations to support Afghanistan’s progress towards peace, stability and development, as he congratulated Hamid Karzai on his inauguration as President for a second term. “He welcomes the commitment of President…

22 November 2009 - UNICEF's Country Representative in Afghanistan Catherine Mbengue, addresses the media in Kabul on the launch of the State of the World's Children report.

KABUL - Tirelessly, the sound of hammers keep echoing in the valley in Samangan province, northern Afghanistan. It is a rainy day, as the climate suddenly changed in the middle of November. Soon winter will be here. Sitting around a huge heap of stones, 20 women wearing Iranian-style veils and…

24 November 2009 - A latest World Bank survey has found that a strong private sector growth, albeit from a small base, is taking place in Afghanistan. The report entitled: The Afghanistan Investment Climate in 2008, is based on the findings of a survey conducted in 2008 that covered more than 1,000…

KUNAR - An event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women has been held in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Press Release by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women The local Department of Women’s Affairs in Asad Abad city organized the event. “Around 200…

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KABUL - It is the beginning of the afternoon in Kabul, the Afghan capital. A clear blue sky has replaced the rainy weather of the last few days, and a pale winter sun rises over the Hindu Kush Mountains. The downtown bazaar has been unusually crowded today, as thousands of people prepare for Eid-ul…

NEW YORK - The proposal to host an international conference on Afghanistan on 28 January 2010 in London is a very timely initiative to allow for the holding of a high level dialogue on the post-electoral agenda in Afghanistan as outlined by President Karzai in his inaugural speech on 19 November…