News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - The Security Council discussed the situation in Afghanistan today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing the twin needs to strengthen the Government’s role while coordinating “broader and more effective” international civilian efforts under the United Nations umbrella to spur…

NEW YORK - The head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan is calling for a transition strategy for the country that addresses both military and civilian objectives.

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9 January 2010 - Not many ordinary Afghans are aware of their basic rights after years of war and instability and even the most simple of privileges are not realized by some. A middle class citizen may not be able to tell you how he would argue with a police officer for his rights; people have…

11 January 2010 - At the end of this month more than sixty countries and international organizations will gather for the London Conference on Afghanistan. Four years ago this month another conference in London cemented the Afghanistan Compact as the way forward for Afghanistan and the international…

11 January 2010 - Two Afghan photographers trained by world-renowned British photo-journalist Tim Page and UNAMA are already beginning to make their mark on the journalism scene in the country. Barat Ali Batoor, 26, who attended the 10-week-long photography Master Class along with five other…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined seven priorities for 2010, beginning with the urgent need for a renewed focus on sustainable development, including advancing efforts to achieve the globally agreed targets aimed at ending poverty, disease and hunger. The Millennium Development…

12 January 2010 - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is in the process of providing safe piped water to the residents of Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Following a request from the water supply department of Nangarhar and the urgency for…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today called on all sides of Afghanistan’s conflict to minimize the impact of fighting on civilians. Full Report - Press release: English - Dari - Pashto New statistics released by the UN Mission showed 2009 proved to be the…