News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

15 June 2009 - Across Afghanistan a huge outreach programme is moving up a gear as hundreds of thousands of people start to hear about the forthcoming elections. The north east of the country, which includes the provinces of Kunduz, Takhar, Baghlan and Badakhshan, is no exception, with the Public…

15 June 2009 - “I appeal to candidates to campaign with dignity and fairness. It is the shared responsibility of all candidates to ensure that these elections strengthen Afghanistan’s democratic institutions and people’s confidence in the democratic process.” The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Kai…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has stressed the need to ensure that the elections slated for August are credible and that their results are accepted by all, noting that the candidates can contribute to this by campaigning with “dignity and fairness.” Kai Eide, the Secretary…

KABUL - The official campaign period for Afghanistan’s presidential and provincial council elections starts today. Forty one presidential hopefuls and more than 3,000 candidates for provincial council seats are competing for the 20 August elections. On the eve of the campaign beginning the top…

NEW YORK - The Security Council today extended the United Nations presence in Afghanistan for another year, while recognizing the key role played by the world body in coordinating international efforts in the country and in supporting upcoming elections. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15…

KABUL - I welcome today’s statement by the Independent Election Commission reaffirming 20 August as the date of Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. This date will provide the time needed for the IEC with the support of the international community to make practical and…

NANGARHAR - Local committees to protect the forests are showing progress in Afghanistan's eastern region, where officials say the most effective to protect the environment is by making people aware of potential dangers and changing their behaviours. “During last five years, we launched several…

United Nations agencies yesterday stressed the need to tackle child hunger and undernutrition in the pursuit of sustainable development, highlighting a joint initiative that offers practical and effective approaches to combat this problem in the most affected countries. Under the REACH initiative…

NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve economic, environmental and social prosperity for people all over the world. UN News Centre “The speeches are…

KABUL - Already doubling their population in the past decade, the number of elderly residents in Afghanistan is set to grow sharply posing unique contributions and challenges to the country’s social services. The Afghan Mortality Survey (AMS), undertaken in 2011 and released in May 2012, reported…

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has said he expects $4 billion in funding for civilian assistance at the International Conference in Tokyo in two weeks. The pledges would back the Government’s National Priority Programmes (NPPs) during the periods of Transition and Transformation. Below is an…

KABUL - The representative of World Health Organization in Helmand, Doctor Mohammad Omar Wardak, said that six polio cases have been detected in Helmand province in the first half of this year. Three of these cases are in Nahr-e-Saraj district, two in Nadali and one case in Khanashin district. These…