News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - A United Nations human rights official today called on human rights and Afghan civil society organizations to monitor and assist the government to meet its legal obligations to protect the rights of all Afghans in line with the international conventions and treaties the government has…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the release today of a report prepared by Afghan civilian society groups and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission that outlines a road map for peace in Afghanistan.The 40-page report, Afghan People’s…

KABUL - As preparations for the 14 June Presidential run-off vote are finalized, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls upon all electoral stakeholders to fulfill their joint responsibility to provide the Afghan people with the best elections possible.“The run-off vote…

KABUL - In a United Nations-backed report released today in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a group of Afghan civil society organizations called for a number of measures to be taken – including tackling widespread corruption, disarming and disempowering local militias and resolving ethnic tensions – in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of eight Afghan de-miners and the wounding of another three in an attack in the country’s central province of Logar today.“De-miners carry out vital work in Afghanistan – they help make the country safer for…

KABUL - The Afghan body responsible for organizing Saturday’s second round run-off in the country’s Presidential elections has said that more than 6,300 polling centres will open on the day – an increase of about 150 centres compared to the first round of the elections held in April.In a news…

KABUL -The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the release today of a report prepared by Afghan civilian society groups and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission that outlines a road map for peace in Afghanistan. More >>

KABUL - As preparations for the 14 June Presidential run-off vote are finalized, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls upon all electoral stakeholders to fulfill their joint responsibility to provide the Afghan people with the best elections possible. More >>

KABUL - Encouraging Afghans to take part in the upcoming elections, calling on the Afghan security forces to secure the polls, asking the country’s two election management bodies to fully implement recommendations to improve the voting process and urging responsible actions from the candidates and…

KABUL - Salam alakoom and once again apologies on my side. I had an urgent meeting. I tried to cut it short, but I had to finish it. That’s why I am a little bit late here. The reason for this press conference is clear – because Afghanistan is heading for, we all hope, one of the most important days…

KABUL - As Afghans voted in the second round run-off of their country’s Presidential elections today, a senior official with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – on a visit to a polling centre in the capital, Kabul – said that the democratic exercise “deepens and…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates the men and women of Afghanistan on the holding today of the second round of the Presidential elections – a major achievement in the country’s historic democratic transition from one elected President to another.“With…