News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms today’s suicide attack in Khost Matun city, Khost province. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive devices amongst a group of civilians participating in a peaceful demonstration, killing 16…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today welcomed the Afghan Government’s initiative in developing and implementing a national action programme for the elimination of torture, saying that it is the time for reform plans to be put into action. “We reiterate that despite some…

KABUL - Following the release of a new UNAMA report on land use, officials from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, in collaboration with national and international partners, hosted a workshop to discuss land distribution in the country. The UNAMA-backed Kabul workshop, held on 7 April, was…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of at least 18 civilians over the last 24 hours in three separate incidents, including Thursday’s armed attack on the Prosecutor’s Office in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, as well as two incidents Friday…

NANGARHAR - At a United Nations-backed seminar, women journalists in the eastern region of Afghanistan voiced concern over security issues and other challenges confronting members of the media, especially women journalists, who say security problems and cultural constraints are hindering their…

KABUL - Latest figures from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) show a continuing trend of record high civilian casualties, with deaths and injuries from ground engagements in Afghanistan remaining the leading cause. Today, with the release of UNAMA’s findings from the first…

KUNDUZ - Helping to bridge the gap between Afghanistan’s legal institutions and people seeking recourse to justice, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) launched a television series this month in the northeast of the country. ‘In the Light of the Law’ is a 10-part series that…

PAKTIKA - At a UN-backed workshop in Paktika, religious scholars and community leaders identified illiteracy as a significant barrier to the eastern province’s development, and called on women and girls to focus on education in the interest of achieving sustainable development. Organized by the…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the suicide attack that took place this morning near a branch of Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, and killed at least 35 Afghans and injured more than 100, including civilians. “The continuing use of suicide…

KABUL/GENEVA - Access to justice for women victims of violence in Afghanistan needs to be strengthened, a new UN report has urged. The report states that while there is a legal framework in place for such cases, there remain many factors hindering access to justice and redress for such women, in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s approval of 16 ministers to the country’s national unity Government by lawmakers in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of the National Assembly. “It is imperative in the interests of effective governance…

HERAT - Supporting women’s economic empowerment, the UN unveiled a new training programme for women and girls in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. The six-month programme, conducted by the Afghan Department of Women’s Affairs in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP…