Ban outlines social benefits of ensuring women have access to education
27 May 2011 - Secretary-Ban Ki-moon today underlined the huge benefits societies reap from ensuring that girls and women have access to education, saying the opportunity to acquire knowledge creates a new generation of…
Tourism investment conference wraps up in Bamyan
26 May 2011 – International and Afghan investors flocked to Bamyan this week for a conference to strengthen eco-tourism and adventure sports, while also discussing ways to build up the transportation and tourist logistics in…
Interview with UNAMA Senior Political Advisor Ann-Kristin Kvilekval
28 May 2011 - Ann-Kristin Kvilekval heads the Police Advisory Unit at UNAMA. The Norwegian national worked with the UN missions in Lebanon and Timor Leste before coming to Kabul. On the occasion of the International Day of…
Peacekeeping Justice Update: Enhancing coordination
29 May 2011 - In July 2008, the National Justice Sector Strategy for Afghanistan called on UNAMA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish the Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism (PJCM) as a joint…
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De Mistura: We don't yet have peace, but we can facilitate future peace
KABUL - The ninth Annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being commemorated today under the theme of 'Law. Order. Peace', focusing on efforts to strengthen rule of law. “In Afghanistan, peacekeeping day means…
Statement by Peter Crowley, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, on International Children's Day
1 June 2011 - On a day that is marked by many countries as International Children’s Day and dedicated to celebrating childhood, Afghanistan continues to be plagued by conflict and remains one of the most dangerous places in…
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World No Tobacco Day 2011 celebrates WHO’s framework convention on tobacco control
KABUL - On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use. Since it was adopted by the…
Protection of children and access to education in spotlight on International Children’s Day
1 June 2011 – Hundreds of children today celebrated International Children’s Day in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners called on all parties to the conflict in the country to…
"Kabul, I Love You" film project extended
THE DEADLINE FOR "KABUL, I LOVE YOU" ENTRIES HAS PASSED. PROJECTS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED. CHECK BACK SOON TO READ ABOUT THE FINALISTS. 2 June 2011 - The deadline for entries into the "Kabul, I…
'Kizuna’ – a message of hope for Japan’s school children
2 June 2011 - The Japanese word ‘Kizuna’ means solidarity or tie. UNESCO has adopted the word for a new campaign. School children from around the world are being asked to write a message of hope on a postcard. The aim is for…