European Union election observation mission
13 August 2009 - Six weeks after the launch of the EU EOM and one week before Election Day for the Presidential and Provincial Council Elections in Afghanistan, the Mission would like to emphasise three key points. The EU EOM…
World famous photographer joins UN mission in Afghanistan for peace
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce that world renowned British photographer Tim Page, is joining the Mission to photograph democratic and peace building efforts in…
Afghanistan, Pakistan and UNHCR Met to Explore Sustainable Afghan Returns
28 July - The Governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) today agreed to endorse the extension of their tripartite agreement on voluntary repatriation until 2012. They also agreed to work together…
UN Envoy Calls on Donors to Back Afghanistan’s Own Vision for a Civilian ‘Surge’
KABUL - UN envoy Kai Eide on Wednesday welcomed Afghan Government plans to tie a proposed ‘surge’ of civilian international experts to the country’s most pressing rebuilding needs. Dari - Pashto Eide, the Special…
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UN Special Representative Eide Urges Afghans to Challenge Violence Against Women
8 July 2009 - UN Special Representative Kai Eide warned on Wednesday that violence against women in Afghanistan was not being faced up to within the community and said this was holding Afghanistan back. Eide, the top UN…
Global Decrease in Opium Cultivation due to a Decrease in Afghanistan
KABUL - The World Drug Report 2009, launched yesterday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Washington DC, shows that global markets for cocaine, opiates and cannabis are steady or in decline, while…
UN envoy urges international community to buy Afghan goods
KABUL - The United Nations and the Peace Dividend Trust today urged the international community to buy locally-produced products to boost Afghanistan’s growing private sector economy, at a conference to promote local Afghan…
New deputy UN envoy arrives in Afghanistan
KABUL - The new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Peter Galbraith arrived in the country today with a pledge to listen closely to the concerns of ordinary Afghans. Dari -…
UNHCR supports displaced Afghans regain their land in partnership with Norwegian Refugee Council
25 May 2009 - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) extended this week a partnership agreement with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an international non-governmental organization, to expand efforts to help strengthen protection…
Rural Roads Connect Villages to the World
25 May 2009 - Capacity development and community participation are being placed at the centre of the Afghan government’s National Rural Access Programme (NRAP), a programme that continues to enhance year-round access to basic…
Period for filing challenges ends
24 May 2009 - As the period for filing challenges against candidates closed on 23 May, the Election Complaints Commission today announced that it received a total of 268 challenges between 16 and 23 May. English - Dari -…
Electoral Complaints Commission reminder regarding campaign activities
24 May 2009 - It has come to the ECC’s attention that a number of Preliminary Candidates have begun to post campaign posters and engage in other campaign activities in advance of the Campaign Period established by the IEC…