News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to ban tobacco advertising, including promotion and sponsorships, highlighting how such a marketing ban could greatly reduce tobacco use and save lives. “Tobacco use ranks right at the very top of the…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. According to the ICRC, two of…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to ensure the full implementation of the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), in line with their international commitments. “Progress in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. According to the ICRC, two of…

PUL-E-KHUMRI - Abdul Sadat, a radio reporter working in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, has been threatened by various groups three times in the last six years for working as a journalist seeking information. Mr. Sadat, a journalist with Tapa-e-Qurgha radio and one of a number of reporters…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the two deadly attacks which took place in the country’s east today, killing at least 19 people, including a dozen children – demonstrating once again that anti-government elements knowingly target areas…

NEW YORK - Sixty-seven countries signed a United Nations treaty that aims to regulate the trade of conventional weapons across international borders, on the day it opened for signature at the world body’s headquarters in New York on Monday. Addressing a special event organized to mark the opening of…

TOKYO - The United Nations agency leading global efforts to fight against illicit drugs and international crime signed a new joint plan of action with Japan earlier this week for regional cooperation in Africa and Asia, including in Afghanistan. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and…

KABUL - United Nations agencies in Afghanistan joined hands with local partners to mark World Environment Day today with workshops and awareness raising activities in line with theme of this year’s global day ‘Think.Eat.Save: Reduce Your Foodprint.’ Events focused on the need to reduce food waste.…

KABUL - Additional funding is needed for Afghanistan and Pakistan if the United Nations humanitarian community and its partners are to deliver lifesaving services and assist the South Asian countries in developing their potentials, a senior United Nations relief official said following a visit to…

URUZGAN - A newly-built airport terminal, funded by the Netherlands, has been inaugurated in central Uruzgan province. The terminal is built in accordance with international standards with a capacity to facilitate 900 passengers a day. Addressing an inauguration ceremony, the Dutch Ambassador for…

BALKH - A reconstructed terminal at the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, was inaugurated on Sunday. The inaugural ceremony was attended by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Afghanistan’s Transport and Aviation…