News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

4 June 2010 - The United Nations congratulates the Government of Afghanistan and the men and women attending the Consultative Peace Jirga on the process and outcomes of this three-day gathering. The Consultative Peace Jirga…

4 June 2010 - The Secretary-General congratulates the Government of Afghanistan and the participants of the Consultative Peace Jirga on the process and outcomes of this important three-day dialogue. This is a significant step…

NEW YORK - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end…

5 June 2010 - Nineteen police officers have just graduated from a six-week training in management and good governance in Kandahar. The Canadian Civilian Police in Kandahar provided the technical and financial support for the…

7 June 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. 7 June 2010 UNDP PHOTO EXHIBITION (8-10 JUNE 2010) On 8 June at 10am, a police photo exhibition, “Enhancing Security and Rule of Law for…

7 June 2010 - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has vaccinated more than 1.2 million children in Afghanistan against polio after an outbreak of the sometimes deadly disease in neighbouring Tajikistan, where…

7 June 2010 - This October, we will mark the tenth anniversary of the Security Council’s groundbreaking resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, which called for higher levels of women’s involvement in peacemaking and…

9 June 2010 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan has trained 300 police officers in gender issues related to domestic violence. Photo story At the launch of a three-day photographic exhibition at…

9 June 2010 - Afghanistan’s ace cyclist – who toured 14 countries on a bicycle in 2002-2003 with a message of peace – is planning to embark on a world tour again “within a few weeks.” Nadir Shah’s upcoming tour has the added…

9 June 2010 - Mohammed Azeem opens the iron gate to the compound where his family lives in the second district of Farah city. Outside, two female volunteers for the polio immunization campaign ask the 15-year-old boy about…

10 June 2010 - I am shocked and deeply saddened at the loss of life and large number of those injured last night in Nagahan village, Arghandab in Kandahar. English Pashto & Dari I condemn this outrageous act. To specifically…