News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched an exhibition of the top 15 designs for the new cultural centre which will be built in Bamyan, Afghanistan’s world heritage site. Last year a competition for the design was launched resulting in 1,070…

ANTALYA - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday underscored the crucial requirement for the international community to continue its strong support to the Government during the country’s transformation. Speaking on behalf of UNAMA at a NATO Foreign Ministers in…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns yesterday’s killing of at least 17 civilians in two separate attacks for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility. An attack against civilians gathered for a cultural event in the Park Palace hotel in Kabul…

BAMYAN - A honey beekeeping project supported by the UN is giving new hope to poor returnee families in Afghanistan’s central highlands provinces of Bamyan and Daikundi. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently completed four months training on traditional and modern beekeeping and…

KABUL - To discuss the critical role of midwives in a country where one in every 50 women dies from pregnancy-related causes, the United Nations and its partners in Afghanistan today marked the International Day of the Midwife (IDM). "The role of midwives is valuable in the implementation of…

JALALABAD - Civil society activists in Afghanistan’s eastern region of Nangarhar called on all parties to the conflict to respect national, Sharia and international humanitarian law in preventing civilian casualties in armed conflict. Speaking at a UNAMA-organized workshop focused on protection of…

DAIKUNDI - Women role models in Afghanistan’s central highlands province of Daikundi encouraged hundreds of school girls at a UNAMA-backed event to continue their education so they can play a stronger role in the country’s future. Daikundi is a mountainous region and one of the most remote provinces…

ISLAMABAD - Regional cooperation and security issues were discussed today at the 'Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process' meeting in Islamabad, attended by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. The meeting, co-chaired by the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan…

KANDAHAR - A joint team led by UNAMA’s southern regional officials visited Qalat, the capital of Afghanistan’s Zabul province, to assess the humanitarian and security situation in the aftermath of recent military activity. Briefing the UN team in Zabul’s capital, located 135 kilometres east of…

KABUL - Afghan girls have the right to education and to contribute to the development of their country, say community leaders, government officials, civil society activists and women role models in a new radio piece released by UNAMA. In the seven-minute programme (available for listening in English…

BADGHIS - Participants at a UNAMA-backed seminar in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis focused on the important role of the country’s religious leaders in the elimination of violence against women. Organized by UNAMA’s regional office in Herat, the seminar was set up not only to provide a…

PAKTIKA - Providing children with access to education in remote and conflict-affected areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently completed 52 new community-based schools in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika. Bismillah Enayat, a UNICEF programme officer, says that 1,158…