News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - Civil society organizations throughout the country are holding elections today to select delegates who will attend a special preparatory conference in Kabul where they will create a platform and messages for the upcoming Tokyo Conference where issues of development in Afghanistan will be…

NANGARHAR - In a region not known for its theatre, a United Nations-supported drama has been making waves and challenging beliefs on the subject of women’s rights. The Nangarhar Theatre Group has spent the last several weeks touring the Eastern Region where they have played to large crowds of men…

KABUL - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, together with Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani, the Minister of Counter Narcotics of Afghanistan, launched a new UNODC Country Programme for Afghanistan (2012-2014) in Kabul today. Primarily aimed to support the Government of Afghanistan to deliver an…

KABUL - Nearly 250 representatives of Afghan civil society from all over the country came together at a two-day national conference to brainstorm key national issues and develop strong messages to be delivered at an international conference on Afghanistan that will be held in Tokyo on the 8 of July…

KABUL - As part of its continuing goal to improve the ability of the government of Afghanistan to improve the delivery of vital social development programs, today the United Nations donated 51 vehicles to three government bodies. These included the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Women’s…

KABUL - UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov visited a poppy field in Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan and saw firsthand, the eradication by the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and the hardships faced by poppy crop growers. "This is my third visit to Afghanistan, but the first…

KUNDUZ - World Environment Day was celebrated in Kunduz with an unusual group effort to clean city streets. The event, which saw nearly 1,000 residents take to the streets to collect garbage, was organized by civil society groups including Afghanistan’s National Environment Protection Agency, the…

KABUL - Marking World Environment Day, United Nations officials today highlighted the need for a change in thinking and approach to ensure the sustainability of the Earth’s resources as the world population grows. UN News Centre “Sustainability entails providing opportunity for all by balancing the…

KABUL - A new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) says employment and decent work need to be made priorities in Afghanistan. The organization said the upcoming Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan should emphasize long term employment strategies, support for job and skills creation and…

KABUL - A high level meeting of regional countries that is set to begin Thursday in Kabul represents an opportunity for neighboring countries to shift their cooperation with Afghanistan from piecemeal acts of engagement into an effective route for regional development and security, according to a…

KABUL - The reservoir that once collected stream water and provided Chahi village, Balkh province, with drinking water is now just dirt. Villagers rely on salty ground water or a dirty water pump that contributes to local cases of cholera and stomach problems. “Without healthy soil, life on Earth is…

KANDAHAR - My name is Haji Lal Mohammad and I am the Deputy Head of the Environmental Protection Department in Kandahar. The main problems for the environment in Kandahar are the lack of proper canalization and sewerage systems, the presence of factories in residential areas which results in air…