News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

28 January 2010 - Afghanistan and its donor community face a dilemma that demands to be resolved: how to channel foreign aid through the government’s budgetary system that lacks the capacity to properly administer such expenditure. Background Paper for London Conference on Afghanistan Currently, 90%…

28 January 2010 - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to support US$1.6 billion in debt relief for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Boards of Directors of both institutions agreed that the country has taken the…

KABUL - Security Council Resolution 1325 calls for governments to include women in peace negotiations but, 10 years down the line, this is still not happening and Afghan women are determined to get their foot in the door.

NEW YORK - War-torn Afghanistan is an unlikely tourist destination, but there is hope that its World Heritage sites and the first national park can attract tourists and help the local economy. See the full report on UN TV.

LONDON - Sustained peace and stability in Afghanistan are what the international community was seeking when it met in London at the end of January to move forward the international effort to help the country. Some 70 nations were in London to explore how to build on achievements so far. Representing…

KABUL - Afghan female activists travelled to London to voice their dissent and ask to be invited to the talks.

KABUL - Taking a labour based approach to the projects it helps manage for donors and the Afghan Government, UNOPS will help its partners create 20,000 thousand jobs for the poor in Afghanistan in 2010. Dari - Pashto Ask Afghans what they see as the biggest challenge facing Afghanistan right now and…

KABUL - Farmers and villagers from twelve locations across Afghanistan have been taking part in demining projects to secure the lives of their families and communities. Mines have long been a threat to Afghans. Figures from the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan show 481 people were…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by MACCA Programme Director Dr Haider Reza and Nazifullah Salarzai, Public Outreach Officer, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit. MACCA The mine action programme in Afghanistan started some 20 years ago in 1989 and the programme has…

KABUL - The United Nations food agency has temporarily suspended food aid deliveries to parts northwestern Afghanistan following Saturday's attack on its convoy.

1 February 2010 - Farmers and villagers are taking part in United Nations-backed efforts to rid Afghanistan of landmines, which is also providing a much-needed boost to their incomes. An average of 40 people are injured or killed every month by mines in the Asian nation, down from 150 per month…

KABUL - The programme director of the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) has urged more funding for the demining process in Afghanistan to fill a funding shortfall of US$ 163 million. MACCA Programme Director Dr Haider Reza said MACCA now faces a funding shortfall for mine…