UNAMA's review of the week - photos and stories
14 January 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS
Afghan woman leads the development of her community
15 January 2010 - In Afghanistan's Bamyan province, best known as home to the two giant Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban, one woman has galvanized her community to build a road and take up other projects to improve their lives. UN Radio report
UNHCR to build 10,000 houses for returnees in 2010
18 January 2010 - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today it expects to build 10,000 houses for returning Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2010. According to UNHCR, the construction of 10,000 new houses will bring the total number built since 2002 to an…
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Strengthening Afghan customs management
KABUL - Enhancing transparency and efficiency of customs facilitation dramatically increases Afghan trade volumes and revenue collection. UNOPS PR English - Dari - Pashto Every day, trucks coming from Pakistan through the border cities of Torkham or Spin Boldak stop outside the big, shiny customs…
Statement attributable to the UNAMA Spokesman Aleem Siddique
18 January 2010 - This morning there have been coordinated insurgent attacks in several locations of Kabul city. While details remain unclear early reports indicate the involvement of numerous suicide bombers attacking Government buildings close to the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Justice…
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Kai Eide
18 January 2010 - This morning, insurgents carried out coordinated attacks against government institutions in Kabul. The details of the attack and the number of people killed and injured are still emerging. The location of the attack, in central Kabul, at a time when many civilians were present…
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Top UN envoy deplores militant attacks in Kabul
KABUL - The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today strongly condemned this morning’s coordinated deadly attacks, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, in the capital, Kabul, decrying the militants’ “staggering disregard” for civilians. According to media reports, the militants…
Afghanistan to get US$ 11 million from UN to boost emergency response
19 January 2010 - Afghanistan is receiving US$ 11 million from a US$ 100 million allocated by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost the humanitarian response in “14 ongoing but underfunded emergencies”. The amount Afghanistan will receive is the third highest after…
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Child protection in Afghanistan conflict faces challenge in 2010
KABUL - Children continue to suffer from the armed conflict in Afghanistan with at least 345 killed last year according to the latest report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The 2009 annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in…
UNESCO Afghanistan in 2010
19 January 2010 - UNESCO has been working closely with the Afghan Government and people since 2003. As a technical agency of the United Nations, UNESCO works to promote peace and development and is championing the international community’s assistance on education, science, culture, communication and…
Launch of Veil of Tears
19 January 2010 - IRIN today launches Veil of Tears, a 60-page colour booklet collecting personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth. Few families have not been touched by tragic experiences of childbirth in Afghanistan, where maternal mortality is among…
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Corruption widespread in Afghanistan, UNODC survey says
KABUL - Poverty and violence are usually portrayed as the biggest challenges confronting Afghanistan. Full Report - Press Release But ask the Afghans themselves, and you get a different answer: corruption is their biggest worry. A new UNODC survey reveals that an overwhelming 59 per cent of Afghans…