News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - Today the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura at his request, met separately with the Chairman of the Ulema Council of Afghanistan, Maulavi Qiyamuddin Kashaaf and the Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Yossof Niazi. Print…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the international community welcome the Wolesi Jirga's election of a Chairperson, Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi. Dari - Pashto UNAMA looks forward to a constructive relationship with the elected leadership of the Parliament. This step…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the inauguration earlier today of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament, presided over by President Hamid Karzai. Dari- Pashto The inauguration marks the end of the electoral process and the beginning of a period in which Afghan…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the understanding reached in the recent exchanges between the Office of the President of Afghanistan and the Afghan Parliament agreeing to the inauguration of the National Assembly on 26 January. Dari- Pashto It further…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its deep concern and surprise at the recent call to delay the inauguration of the National Assembly. It further recalls the position of members of the Security Council at the meeting of 22 December 2010, including on the…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council heard a briefing today by the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, received an assessment of the situation in Afghanistan, including the recent election, and voiced full support for the Special…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan condemns in the strongest terms the roadside bomb incident today in which a civilian bus was struck in Nahr-e-Saraj District in Helmand Province, reportedly resulting in the death of 14 civilians and seriously injuring others including children. We offer our…

KABUL - The United Nations strongly welcomes today's certification of the final results for 34 out of the 35 constituencies in the 18 September Wolesi Jirga elections by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC). Dari - Pashto We support the IEC's decision to take more time to finalise the…

KABUL - I welcome the joint statement today by the Electoral Complaints Commission and Independent Election Commission. The statement confirms the thorough work of each independent commission in resolving electoral issues in a unified manner, in compliance with the Electoral Law and the Constitution…

KABUL - Today the United Nations held useful and constructive discussions with the High Peace Council of Afghanistan, responding to the Council’s request for United Nations support to its crucial work. Dari - Pashto We commended the establishment of the High Peace Council and indicated the United…

KABUL - In close consultation with and on behalf of all relevant and concerned donor countries and the ISAF/NATO, we reaffirm our support for the principled stand taken by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the subject of private security companies. Dari - Pashto Presidential…

KABUL - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against the United Nations operations center in the western city of Herat, Afghanistan on 23 October. While no casualties among the UN staff have been reported, the members of the Security Council…