News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - The transition process in Afghanistan remains on track despite recent tragic incidents, the United Nations envoy to the country said today, adding that efforts continue to strengthen the capacity of national…

NEW YORK - Below is the statement of HE Dr Zahir Tanin, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council debate on the situation in Afghanistan. Mr. President, Allow me…

NEW YORK - As Afghanistan’s transition picks up pace, regional engagement becomes even more important, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as the country’s partners met in neighbouring Tajikistan. Afghan authorities are…

KABUL - One hillside in Pashtun Kot District in the northern Afghan province of Faryab stands out. Dotted with graves, it is the final resting place for the victims of underdevelopment: Villagers travel from far-off mountains…

SHEBERGHAN - Jan Kubis, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, spoke at the inauguration of a UNAMA office in Sheberghan. Mr. Kubis said that the UN had been working in support of the people of…

KABUL - Today the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated the World Water Day in the conference hall of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW). International World Water…

KABUL - WHO and the Afghanistan Stop TB Partnership suggested an urgent need for studies to explore why Afghanistan is the world’s only country with higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) among women than among men. About 66% of…

NEW YORK - United Nations officials today stressed the importance of providing adequate health services to older citizens and called on countries to commit resources to help their ageing populations lead a healthy and active…

JALALABAD - UNAMA's new Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General (DSRSG) for Political Affairs, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, traveled to Jalalabad yesterday for his first travel outside Kabul since his arrival. He met with…

JALALABAD - Representatives of civil society, religious scholars and minority groups from the eastern provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nuristan met in Jalalabad on Thursday to discuss the ongoing peace efforts as…

KABUL - Afghanistan has made significant progress on making conditions better for women survive pregnancy and childbirth. Yet health workers say there remains room for more progress. “In 2006, the maternal mortality rate was…

KABUL - Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, the new Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan, arrived in Kabul in early April. “I’m very glad to be in Afghanistan and am looking forward to working…