News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

2 May 2010 - Afghanistan's Government has made important commitments to protect children from the impact of armed conflict, according to a new United Nations report. “The Government has shown political will to deal with issues related to children and armed conflict,” Radhika Coomaraswamy, the…

3 May 2010 - The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today emphasized the need for freedom of information and the importance of a free press at a day-long event in Kabul to mark World Press Freedom Day, celebrated world-wide on 3 May. This year’s theme highlights the public’s right to…

3 May 2010 - About a dozen journalists based in Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad today endorsed a resolution calling on the Government to ensure the safety of journalists and the freedom of expression. At a ceremony organized by a journalism training group called Nai Supporting Open…

4 May 2010 - Follow the Afghan cricket team's progress - on and off the field - at the ICC T-20 World Cup in the West Indies this entire month, through exclusive photographs courtesy of UNICEF, which is partnering with the Afghan and Indian players to fight polio. View pictures

KABUL - For the first time ever last week, the cricket teams of India and Afghanistan came together on - and off - the playing field, within the International Cricket Council World Twenty20. On the eve of the game in St. Lucia, West Indies, captains Nowroz Mangal and Mahendra Singh Dhoni of the…

6 May 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, has condemned the attacks on Government buildings in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz, which occurred yesterday, 5 May. UN New Centre - UN Radio report Reports indicated that at least three police…

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6 May 2010 - This week World Press Freedom Day was marked with the worldwide theme of “Freedom of Information”. UNAMA has spoken to a number of people working in Afghanistan to see what they think about the issue. Masooma Mohammadi, female journalist “Over the past eight years access to information…

6 May 2010 - United Nations agencies are rushing emergency food and non-food assistance to hundreds of flood affected families in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat Rainfall and torrential flooding has devastated many areas, killing some 14 people, including seven children, injuring 30 others…

KABUL - Mohammed Ibrahim thought life would be easier in Kabul after leaving Helmand's insecurity behind. But a new range of challenges, including health, face he and his family as they cling to the fringes of the crowded capital. We are getting sick because of poor nutrition. We can't buy any meat…

9 May 2010 - The following is an update on the floods situation in Afghanistan by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Northern region: Faryab province: The Provincial Governor reported that a total of 19 people have been killed by floods in eight districts (Almar…

10 May 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today welcomed a ban on the recruitment of people under the age of 18 into the national police force and called on the defence ministry to adopt a similar prohibition with regard to the army. “This was one of the issues that…