News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

27 August - The number of people returning voluntarily to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran so far this year has exceeded 100,000, almost twice as many as last year. Some 95,000 of these are from Pakistan. The Afghanistan…

29 August 2010 - Empowerment of women and ensuring their equal participation in decision-making were among the key topics at a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) facilitated meeting last week between the…

29 August 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of a fourth parliamentary election candidate, in Herat on Saturday, and of five men supporting the electoral campaign of a…

29 August 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today condemned the killing of a fourth parliamentary election candidate in the western province of Herat and the murder of five men supporting the…

GHAZNI - The United Nations entity tasked with coordinating landmine removal efforts said today it is supporting the efforts of a local organization that is removing mines from the Afghan city of Ghazni, ahead of a planned…

30 August 2010 - A group of experts from the World Health Organization spent last week on a surveillance mission across the country with the aim to gauge the effectiveness of Afghanistan's surveillance system that is used to…

31 August 2010 - A cholera outbreak that struck at least 130 people in the Nowa district of the province of Ghazni in Afghanistan’s central highlights is now under control. The outbreak started on 9 August, when a health NGO…

1 September 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today launched its International Peace Day campaign for 2010 with the broadcast of television and radio spots promoting peace. “We are reaching…

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KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) fully supports the reaffirmation today by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) of its definitive decision that it will conduct the 18…

KABUL - “The Power of Women’s Literacy” is this year’s International Literacy Day theme. Improving Afghanistan’s literacy is a key development goal for the country, which has only 26 per cent literacy among over 15-year-olds…

7 September 2010 - Joint United Nations-Turquoise Mountain youth arts exhibition for International Peace Day at Queen’s Palace, Babur Garden, Kabul, Afghanistan OPENING ADDRESS Besmillah Rahman Raheem, Ramazan Kareem Thank…