News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - UN Radio's Year in review: In the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UN suffered a major loss. Five UN staff members were killed and nine wounded after an attack by armed Taliban militants.

4 January 2010 - There is currently no indication of an early improvement in the security situation in Afghanistan, which deteriorated last year – dramatically so in Kabul, the capital – and a better coordinated international effort is crucial to reversing overall negative trends, according to the…

KABUL - As temperatures drop around the country, United Nations agencies, their partners, and the Afghan Government, are working together to provide relief supplies to help some 200,000 vulnerable people cope with the harsh winter country-wide, including eastern provinces. In addition to non-food…

5 January 2010 - UNICEF’s 2010 priorities are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Education; Child Protection; Health; Nutrition; and Programme Communication. UNICEF Afghanistan 2010 Priorities

6 January 2010 - By January 2010, the World Bank had 24 active projects in Afghanistan with net commitments of over US$ 886 million. Download the Quarterly Country Update

6 January 2010 - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Kai Eide, will address the United Nations Security Council in New York today, on his expectations for Afghanistan in the next six to nine months, including the agenda for the forthcoming international conferences on…

KABUL - Dozens of United Nations personnel made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty last year with at least 28 civilian staff members and seven peacekeeping troops killed in deadly attacks, the world body’s staff union said today, urging nations to sign a global treaty protecting UN staff. UN…

KABUL - UNAMA reviews 2009 in Afghanistan with a series of articles looking back. Of the seven years that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has been in existence, 2009 would probably qualify as the most difficult yet. Download the complete UNAMA Year in Review 2009

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide, and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Zahir Tanin, have been addressing the Security Council. Full coverage follows. UN News Centre - - UN Photos Special Representative of the…

6 January 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, briefs the UN Security Council. Full speech as delivered below. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Members of the Security Council: Allow me first to express my deep gratitude to the Secretary-General…

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's briefing to the Security Council on Afghanistan. Mr. President, Excellencies, Let me begin by offering my warmest greetings for the New Year, 2010. I hope and trust that it will bring greater peace and serenity, both in the public and private affairs of…

NEW YORK - Afghanistan will remain a priority for the United Nations in 2010, the Secretary-General told the Security Council on Wednesday. Despite the flawed elections and the deteriorating security situation, Ban Ki-moon said the UN remains firmly committed to supporting the men and women of…