News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - It is not just the conventional military war the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan are fighting in the rugged mountains shared by the South Asian neighbours. The two countries – supported by the United Nations agencies and the Rotary International – have waged an all-out war in the…

16 February 2010 - Download the latest monthly newsletter produced by the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA). English - Dari - Pashto

NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that 2009 was the worst year for reporters in its 30-year history. The report, entitled "Attacks on the Press" paints a gloomy picture for journalists throughout the world. It says in Latin America espionage has targeted journalists while in…

17 February 2010 - The Government of Italy and UNESCO agree on a new project entitled “Development of (ERTV) for audio-visual support to teacher training in Afghanistan” to further capacity development of the Educational Radio and Television of Afghanistan ERTV. English - Dari The signing ceremony…

17 February 2010 - Today the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Government of Afghanistan officially presented the 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) in Kabul. Afghanistan HAP 2010 Executive Summary The HAP…

17 February 2010 - Just about 25 kilometres from Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad, Sheikh Misri was known as a dreary and rough desert of barren land littered with landmines and unexploded ordnances until December 2005. View more photos Now, just in a matter of four years, one can see…

KABUL - The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan today called on donors to shell out a total US$ 870.5 million to fund the emergency work for programmes and projects for the most vulnerable sectors of the country. UN News Centre report - Afghanistan Humanitarian Action Plan 2010…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by UN Humanitarian Coordinator Robert Watkins, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Afghanistan; Wael Haj-Ibrahim, Head of Office, OCHA Afghanistan; and Laurent Saillard, Director, ACBAR. LAUNCH OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2010…

18 February 2010 - A two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop was recently held in Kunduz for 40 doctors and health workers to prepare them for the first round of the polio vaccination campaign this coming spring in the provinces of Kunduz, Takhar and Baghlan. The United Nations Children’s Fund…

18 February 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS

19 February 2010 - As a part of strengthening Afghanistan’s state institutions, United Nations human rights officers have trained about 30 members of the Afghan National Police and prosecutors on human rights in the justice sector, in the east of the country. Four trainers from the Human Rights Unit…

20 February 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, will be visiting Afghanistan from 20 to 26 February at the invitation of the Government. UN News Centre report The main objective of the field mission is to assess the…