News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

2 May 2011 - Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The death of Osama bin Laden, announced by President [Barack] Obama last night, is a watershed moment in our common global fight against terrorism. The crimes of Al Qaeda touched most continents, bringing tragedy and loss of life to thousands of men…

KABUL - From just one radio station in 2001 to hundreds of news outlets now operating in Afghanistan, the growth of the media sector is one of the country’s greatest success stories and a huge step towards enabling the population of nearly 30 million to access information. On today’s World Press…

04 May 2011 Kabul – On the occasion of Education for All (EFA) Global Action Week, UNESCO Kabul along with the Afghan Ministry of Education nationally launched the EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2011 in Kabul. Press Release This year’s report, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education…

UNAMA is proud to announce that the work of Fardin Waezi, one of our staff photographers, will be on display in London. Waezi's photographs are components of two other exhibitions, Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum, and Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the war in…

08 May 2011 Kabul – The World Press Freedom Day, was celebrated today in Kabul in International Press Center of Ministry of Information and Culture, to highlight and recognize the most important achievement of the post-Taliban democracy—the media development and freedom. Mr. Sayed Makhdom Raheen…

10 May 2011 - As the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP) implementation conference opens today in Kabul the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reaffirms its support for this Afghan-led initiative within the context of a broader national reconciliation process…

17 May 2011- UNAMA is proud to announce a call for entries into the "Kabul, I Love You" film project. We are calling upon young Afghan filmmakers to produce and direct a 10-minute short film in any genre and format (documentary, fiction, experimental, animation, drama, musical, etc) where filmmakers…

11 May 2011 – The independent anti-corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) held its inauguration ceremony today in Kabul. The convening of the first meeting of the MEC follows up on commitments made at the London and Kabul Conferences between the Government of Afghanistan and the…

03 May 2011 – One of the most volatile and dangerous regions for news-reporting celebrated World Press Freedom Day with an exhibit of photos. The photos were of war photography and shots of everyday life. The event was attended by media correspondents, high ranking officials, the head of AIHRC…

11 May 2011 – The continuing campaign to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS has moved to Afghanistan’s regions. Last week in Kunduz about fifty girls graduated from a four-day HIV/AIDS awareness workshop. The workshop was supported by the Youth Information and Communication Center (YICC) and UNICEF.…

18 May 2011 - A $12 million customs facility officially opened in Takhar province along Afghanistan’s northeastern border with Tajikistan. The construction of the facilities, including offices and warehouses, was managed by UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) with financial backing…

KABUL, 19 May 2011 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned about recent events in Taluqan city, Takhar province that resulted in deaths and injuries to civilians. Following a night raid in Ahandara village, Taluqan city on 17 May in which four persons were…