UN strongly condemns attacks on medical facility in Kabul
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms the suicide attack on the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul today that resulted in many civilian casualties, including at least six deaths. A suicide bomber blew himself up at the 400 bed…
Imported wheat prices raise concerns
22 May 2011 - The rising cost of imported wheat flour is contributing to food insecurity in Afghanistan because so many urban families rely on it, officials say. IRIN Story In March, imported wheat flour cost at least eight Afghanis (US$0.18) more than local wheat per kilo, according to the UN World…
UN and Green Cross International honour aid worker
22 May 2011 - Linda Norgrove posthumously received this week the Green Star Award, a joint initiative of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Green Cross International. Norgrove was honoured for her “outstanding leadership and commitment…
Peace and solidarity only possible when there is cultural diversity, Ban stresses
21 May 2011 – Cultural diversity brings vital spiritual, social and economic benefits, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging people to take steps in their own lives to strengthen the connections they have to each other. UN News Centre story “A world of peace and solidarity can only be…
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Afghan returnees build homes with UN assistance
JALALABAD - Like many Afghan returnees, when Sayd Arif returned to Afghanistan in 2005 his main concern was where to live. Arif said he could have never afforded to buy a plot of land and build a house on his own. He was among the lucky ones who received a plot distributed to returnees by the…
Making their voices heard
24 May 2011 – Speaking in front of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and his cabinet members in the Presidential Palace, a woman is making a series of demands. She is a representative from a District Development Assembly (DDA), and she is reading from a joint DDA declaration that she wants the…
Justice and human rights in Sharia law focus of conferences in the north
25 May 2011 - The Sharia Faculty of Takhar University in northern Afghanistan is today holding a conference on the Sharia law, the Afghan Constitution and human rights. The conference comes one day after a similar event was organized at Kunduz University with support from the United Nations…
UN drafts plan to improve maternal and child health through better nutrition
23 May 2011 - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has drafted a plan committing Member States and development partners to implement priority nutrition interventions and policies on health care, education and agriculture to improve the health of mothers and their children. UN News…
Asia-Pacific fuel importers and exporters agree at UN forum on cooperation
25 May 2011 – Major fossil fuel exporting and importing nations in the Asia-Pacific, meeting at a United Nations forum, agreed today to enhance cooperation to promote energy self-reliance in a region where high food and oil prices threaten economic recovery. UN News Centre story Representatives of…
UNAMA and RTA's radio programme
26 May 2011 - This programme examines secondary education in Afghanistan, including the latest achievements but also challenges the Ministry of Education currently faces. Feature interviews include the Media Advisor to the Minister of Education, secondary school students and teachers from Kabul and…
