News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

BAMYAN - An age-old shrine in Bamyan centre that dates back to the Ghorid period has been inaugurated following its restoration by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with funding support from the Swiss Development Corporation. The opening ceremony was…

KANDAHAR - Six Afghan boxers participated in a club tournament in Baluchistan province of Pakistan and won three Gold Medals and two Silver Medals. The victorious boxers returned to Kandahar yesterday after participating in the boxing championship sponsored by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to…

KANDAHAR - The Provincial Department of Public Health in Kandahar said it seized 1,670 cartons of fake and expired medicines and 16 vehicles, during recent operations in Kandahar. “We have started an inspection of medical stores and medical franchises in order to check the quality of the medicine…

KUNDUZ- Kunduz civil society organizations organized a friendly volleyball match between former Taliban fighters and Kunduz prisoners yesterday, to mark the International Peace Day that falls on 21 September, in the Kunduz central jail. Mohammad Sediq, the head of the Kunduz Central Jail, thanked…

KUNAR - I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet representatives of the authorities of the province and also representatives of the people, of the elders, Ulema Shura, civil society and they shared with me their concerns.

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) deplores the disrespectful, insulting and inflammatory material posted on the internet that seeks to denigrate the religious beliefs of Muslims and to incite violence and hate. Download the PDF The United Nations rejects this…

NEWYORK - A top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to keep global attention focused on Afghan human development needs, as part of the wider international engagement with and support for the country. ( UN News Centre) Summary transcript of the Press Conference by DSRSG…

NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his latest report to the Security Council on Afghanistan, has noted that improvements in the security situation had been registered against the record high incident levels of 2011. “These gains have not, however, generated public perceptions of greater…

BAMYAN - Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) members in Bamiyan centre were trained this week on criminal procedure and fair trial rights during a two-day workshop jointly conducted by IWA and UNAMA UNAMA’s Rule of Law (RoL) unit based in Bamiyan province provided technical support to the 11-12…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) deplores the disrespectful, insulting and inflammatory material posted on the internet that seeks to denigrate the religious beliefs of Muslims and to incite violence and hate. Download the PDF The United Nations rejects this…

KUNDUZ - A series of cultural and sports activities such as drawing competition among schoolchildren, volleyball match between ex-Taliban fighters and prison inmates, and football tournament between the Kunduz districts have been organized to mark the International Peace Day in the last two weeks in…

KABUL - The Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed in a meeting, chaired by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the Turkish city of Istanbul last week that voluntary and dignified repatriation of the Afghan refugees living in Pakistan was “vital for these vulnerable people”…