Security Council mission meets with Afghan electoral officials and parliamentarians
23 June 2010 - The United Nations Security Council members continued to hold meetings in Kabul today during their visit to Afghanistan. Security Council members met with the Chairman,Fazal Ahmad Manawi, and commissioners of…
Special Representative comments on the electoral vetting process
23 June 2010 - We are at the beginning of a process where Afghan institutions are running their own elections and doing this for the first time. The vetting of candidates was carried out, at their request, by the Ministry of…
Vetting process for upcoming Afghan polls not thorough enough, says UN envoy
UN News Centre (New York) 23 June 2010 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today voiced discontent with the process of vetting candidates ahead of September’s parliamentary elections, stating that it has not…
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UN Security Council press conference: Opening remarks by Turkish Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan
KABUL - The visit has been very productive, thanks to the excellent organization of UNAMA. It was also thanks to the sincerity of our interlocutors. FULL TRANSCRIPT OPENING REMARKS IN DARI The visit has been very productive…
UNAMA's review of the week - photos and stories
24 June 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS UNAMA PHOTOS
Security Council wraps up visit with pledge of sustained support for Afghanistan
UN News Centre (New York) 24 June 2010 - Members of the Security Council wrapped up their visit to Afghanistan today, voicing their continued support for the country’s efforts to build a lasting peace and stressing the need…
UN agencies work toward educating girls in Herat
28 June 2010 - For the last four months, 15-year-old Firouzan has been learning to read and write with 20 other women from Khale Jan, a small village on the outskirts of Herat city. This is the second time Firouzan has…
Women in Herat and Paktya call for stronger role in peace and reconciliation
28 June 2010 - Sahadat Karimi walks to the stage, past the sofas where officials are seated, and retrieves a large colorful parcel from the hands of Herat’s director of the Department of Women Affairs (DWA). She pauses…
UNAMA not reducing international staff: UN chief
24 June 2010 - Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today told journalists that UNAMA is not reducing its international personnel. Responding to media queries at a press…
UN sanctions committee chair clarifies de-listing process
28 June 2010 - With the Security Council visiting Kabul, media attention shifted to the call to de-list names from the so-called “1267 blacklist.” Chair of the 1267 committee, Austrian Permanent Representative to the United…
United Nations statement on the killing of an Afghan staff member in Kabul
29 June 2010 - The United Nations confirms that a shooting took place late this morning in Kabul, involving one UN vehicle and two United Nations personnel. Tragically, one United Nations staff member, an Afghan national, was…
Tragic loss of UN staff member
29 June 2010 - The United Nations confirms that a shooting took place late this morning in Kabul, involving one UN vehicle and two United Nations personnel. Tragically, one United Nations staff member, an Afghan national, was…