NANGARHAR: Road asphalting begins in Angur Bagh area
NANGARHAR - Asphalting work of a road in Angur Bagh area of Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province has been started with technical assistance from the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT). Of the total funding required to…
NANGARHAR: 671 Afghan families return to 3 eastern provinces
EAST - During this year, a total of 671 families have returned from Pakistan to three eastern provinces – Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar - with the assistance of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNHCR said every returnee to…
KHOST: Huge cache of narcotics seized
KHOST - Security officials burnt hundreds of kilogrammes of narcotics seized in various operations in Khost province yesterday, local officials said. The provincial police chief General Sardar Mohammad Zazai, said 569 litres…
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UN environmental agency to help Afghanistan combat effects of climate change
KABUL - The United Nations is to help Afghanistan combat the effects of climate change, teaming up with the country’s Government to implement a $6 million initiative that aims to operate in vulnerable communities and shore up…
BALKH: International Day for Disaster Reduction marked in Mazar-e-Sharif
MAZAR - The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) was marked in Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday. Organized by a humanitarian NGO, Johanniter International, and supported by the United Nations, the day was celebrated in…
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FARYAB: UN Director for Asia and Middle East visits the province
FARYAB - Izumi Nakamitsu, the Director of the Asia and Middle East Division of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, led a UN delegation to Maimana city of Faryab province on Thursday last week. The officials were…
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Afghanistan registers ‘major progress’ in girls’ education: UN report
KABUL - Afghanistan has registered major progress in girls’ education and “remarkable increase” in the number of primary school students in the last decade, said a United Nations report released yesterday in Paris. Download…
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World Food Day: ‘Cooperatives can improve food security and help eradicate hunger’
KABUL - United Nations agencies and their Afghan Government partners celebrated the 32nd World Food Day in Kabul yesterday by highlighting the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the…
UNAMA helicopter makes emergency landing
KABUL - A UNAMA helicopter was involved in an emergency landing due to technical problems in the afternoon of 14 October 2012 near Yakawolang district in Bamyan province of the central highlands in Afghanistan. Download UNAMA…
UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš reiterates commitment to Afghanistan on UN Day
KABUL - On the occasion of United Nations Day and on behalf of the UN in Afghanistan, I would like to reiterate the commitment of the UN family to working together with the Afghan people to achieve the ultimate objectives of…
UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš reiterates commitment to Afghanistan on UN Day
KABUL - On the occasion of United Nations Day and on behalf of the UN in Afghanistan, I would like to reiterate the commitment of the UN family to working together with the Afghan people to achieve the ultimate objectives of…
UN special envoy, Ján Kubiš, calls for a spirit of peace and harmony during Eid-ul-Adha
KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan I extend my greetings to all the people of Afghanistan and to all UN staff in the country as we start to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha. Download UNAMA Press Statement in English…