United Nations representative visits Kandahar to express support for elections
16 September 2010 - Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today visited the southern city of Kandahar with Abdullah Ahmadzai, Chief Electoral Officer of…
Statement UN envoy on the killing of two Afghan polling staff
16 September 2010 - The United Nations condemns the killings of two polling staff of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan yesterday, in the Charbolak district of Balk province in the north of the country…
Afghans go to the polls at start of countrywide parliamentary elections
18 September 2010 - Afghans began going to the polls this morning at 7 am local time for the start of a day of voting in countrywide parliamentary elections. Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) is responsible…
UN intensifies support amid final preparations for Afghan elections
17 September 2010 - The United Nations has stepped up its technical and logistical support to Afghan electoral authorities as voters prepare to cast their ballots in Saturday’s parliamentary polls, the world body said today…
In pictures: Afghanistan votes
18 September 2010 - See the latest election day pictures taken by UNAMA photographers from across the country. ELECTION PHOTOS
Polls close in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections
18 September 2010 - Polling centres across Afghanistan for the parliamentary elections closed by 4:30 pm local time on Saturday, according to the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC), which was responsible for…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the SG on the electoral process in Afghanistan
18 September 2010 - The Secretary-General commends women and men of Afghanistan for their courage and determination in exercising their democratic right to vote during the parliamentary elections that, in accordance with the…
Afghan authorities say figures so far show 40 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots
18 September 2010 - The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC), which was responsible for conducting today’s parliamentary polls, said late on Saturday that counting of the votes had so far shown that 40 percent of…
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission says number of votes recorded is now over 4 million
19 September 2010 - Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC), the body responsible for running Saturday’s countrywide parliamentary elections, said today that further counting now showed the number of votes…
Ban lauds courage of Afghan people for taking part in parliamentary polls
18 September 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the courage and determination of the men and women of Afghanistan for voting in today's parliamentary elections. In a statement, Mr. Ban noted the high number of…
Secretary-General's Report on the situation in Afghanistan
21 September 2010 - Download the latest SG Report on the situation in Afghanistan. English. Dari and Pashto to follow
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UN SG calls on youth to give ideas on tackling global challenges on Peace Day
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General's message on Peace Day: Today we observe the annual International Day of Peace — a day dedicated to ceasefire and non-violence. Dari - Pashto Peace is precious. It must be nurtured…