News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

welcoming joint statement by Afghan independent election authorities 11 November 2010, Kabul - I welcome the joint statement today by the Electoral Complaints Commission and Independent Election Commission. The statement confirms the thorough work of each independent commission in resolving…

15 November 2010 - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its international partners met today in Kabul at the 15th meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to review progress in the process of transition to greater Afghan ownership and responsibility agreed…

16 November 2010 (UN News Centre, NY) - The United Nations envoy mission in Afghanistan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country in delivering governance, security and development, as the Government and its international partners met to discuss the progress made in recent months. Co…

17 November 2010 - On behalf of the entire United Nations family in Afghanistan, I wish to extend best wishes to all Afghan citizens on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha – a celebration of both the meaning of sacrifice and the vital importance of peace. Eid is a time to put aside past grievances. It is…

18 November 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend to attend a high-level meeting on Afghanistan held under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mr Ban will also hold a number of bilateral meetings with world leaders gathered in…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the search for peace through a political process in Afghanistan must be led by the people of that country themselves, and pledged United Nations' continued support for the efforts to restore security. “We all recognize that there can be no…

21 November 2010 - To mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the World Health Organization and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health remember the many citizens who unnecessarily lost their lives in Afghanistan's streets year after year and renew their commitment to preventing further…

23 November 2010 - Afghanistan needs a comprehensive Child Act fully in line with the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In Afghanistan today one in five children die before reaching their fifth birthday - mostly from easily preventable diseases like diarrhoea…

On certification of final results by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission 24 November 2010 - The United Nations strongly welcomes today's certification of the final results for 34 out of the 35 constituencies in the 18 September Wolesi Jirga elections by Afghanistan's Independent Election…

24 November 2010 (UN News Centre, NY) - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today welcomed the certification of nearly all the final results for September’s legislative elections, adding that the formation of a new parliament will be a major step on the country’s path to building stability…

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27 November 2010 - In a meeting today with Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reaffirmed his Office’s commitment to support national efforts on counter-narcotics and crime prevention. Transcript of UNODC…