UN Security Council today meets on Afghanistan
17 March 2011 - The UN Security Council is today scheduled to meet on Afghanistan ahead of the expected renewal of the UNAMA mandate which expires on 23 March. The Government of Afghanistan has written to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requesting a renewed extension of the political mission’s mandate…
Fight for Women's Equality Takes to the Hills
14 March 2011 - In Bamyan, in Afghanistan's rugged Central Highlands, the drive to promote women's rights has taken a new twist. This past week a dozen young women took part in a skiing outing to a nearby mountain. For all of the women, who in their regular lives work in offices or go to school or…
Hydro power brings many benefits
14 March 2011 - With a UN-funded micro-hydro project, locals of Sabz Abad village of Surkhrod district in eastern Nangarhar province hope that the 30-KW electricity will make a major positive change in their life. At the inauguration ceremony of micro-hydro station on 06 March 2011 by officials and…
Afghans show solidarity with Japan
14 March 2011- Leaders and ordinary citizens throughout Afghanistan have stepped forward to pledge assistance and demonstrate their solidarity with the people of Japan. On Monday, the mayor of Kandahar pledged $50,000 to the government of Japan and in Bamyan and Dai Kundi residents and politicians…
Ban stresses UN support for transition to greater Afghan responsibility
15 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) be extended for another one year, saying the mission will continue to support the transition process agreed between the Government and its international…
Experts seek WHO nod for postpartum haemorrhage drug
16 March 2011 - A drug many health experts say can drastically cut postpartum haemorrhage - the leading cause of maternal deaths in the developing world - will be in the spotlight this month during the World Health Organization's (WHO) biennial review of its model list of essential medicines. IRIN…
Growing links between crime and terrorism the focus of UN forum
16 March 2011 – Highlighting the growing nexus between global criminal acts, including drug trafficking and money laundering, and terrorism, a top United Nations official today called for boosting efforts to tackle these threats. UN News Centre story Yury Fedotov, the Executive Director of the UN…
UN ideally placed to help Afghanistan in transition to full sovereignty – top envoy
17 March 2011 – With its 30 agencies, funds and programmes providing aid in every one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the United Nations stands ready to support the country’s assumption of the lead role in all aspects of governance, development, and efforts to achieve peace, a senior UN envoy said…
Ghor provincial priorities in spotlight at UNAMA-supported forum
March 20 - Stability in the central province of Ghor could be at risk if its development priorities are not addressed, warned the provincial governor in a one-day forum that brought together local and central government officials with the United Nations and other members of the international…
UN seeks $498 million for annual mine clearance activities
18 March 2011 – The United Nations today appealed to the world community to make up a huge shortfall in this year’s nearly half-billion-dollar programme to clean up mines and other remnants of war, which claim thousands of victims annually long after the conflicts that spawned them have ended. UN…
Message on Nowruz
21 March 2011 - On behalf of the UN family I wish the people of Afghanistan a very happy Nowruz. May this year bring you health, prosperity and happiness. May this year above all bring you peace. May fighting end. May the mothers and fathers of Afghanistan raise their children in a peaceful future…