News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

28 November 2011 – The head of the United Nations Office for Drug and Crimes ( UNODC) today praised counter-narcotics ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran on the signing of a declaration which will increase information exchange to tackle illicit drug trade in the region. Afghanistan…

28 November - Amid concerns over the rising production and value of Afghan opium, Ministers from Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan met today in Kabul to enhance responses to regional security challenges. “More than ever, we must emphasize shared responsibility in our strategies…

KABUL - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC), Yury Fedotov, has met President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan ahead of the International Conference on Afghanistan taking place in Bonn, Germany, next week. The Afghan Opium Survey 2011 shows that this year…

KABUL - The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November, International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, through 10 December, International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”…

KABUL - Hervé Ladsous, Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), concluded his five-day visit to Afghanistan today. This is Mr. Ladsous’ first visit to Afghanistan. Mr. Ladsous called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Zalmay Rassoul, the National Security Advisor, Dr. Rangin…

BAMYAN - The Afghan National Police (ANP) in Bamyan today established, with support from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the first-ever women’s committee among the female officers. Comprised of the 20-strong women police force, the Police Women’s Committee started its…

KABUL - The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November, International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, through 10 December, International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”…

KABUL - The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November, International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, through 10 December, International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”…

KABUL - The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November, International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, through 10 December, International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan welcomes a joint report launched today by a group of Afghan civil society organisations and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission entitled, Afghan People’s Dialogue on Peace: Laying the Foundations for an Inclusive Peace…

KABUL - The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November, International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, through 10 December, International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World”…

KABUL - At an observation ceremony to mark World AIDS Day at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Suraya Dalil, Acting Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with WHO, stressed the importance of ending HIV infections, discrimination and AIDS-related deaths. The number…