News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

MAZAR-I-SHARIF - More than 100 people gathered in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, to discuss electoral issues and form a new regional civil society network designed to address them. Participants at…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is available now. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas…

KABUL - To engage men and boys as advocates for equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Women launched the HeForShe campaign in Kabul today. The campaign kicked off last year with various nations promoting advocacy…

JALALABAD - A workshop focused on detainee rights brought together officials from judicial institutions in Jalalabad as part of a series of UNAMA-backed advocacy events and initiatives. Supported by the regional office of the…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan I would like to present my best wishes for the Holy month of Ramadan, a time of reverence and peace. I sincerely hope that the people of Afghanistan will be able to use…

KANDAHAR - Participants in the half-day discussion in Kandahar represented civil society and media organizations. They came together to identify ways to promote inclusivity and give voice to the views of ordinary Afghans on…

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to convene 22 June in New York to discuss thelatest report of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Afghanistan. The meeting, scheduled to commence 10…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of 16 civilians, mostly women and children, and the injuring of several others, when their minibus hit an improvised explosive device…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns today’s attack on Parliament in Kabul. “The attack against Parliament, for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, is a clear and…

NEW YORK - Afghanistan is making economic, security and political progress in a challenging climate, but direct peace talks are critical to the country’s future, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s first online system for counter narcotics went live today, thanks to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Afghanistan Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN). The interactive…

BAMYAN - Religious scholars in the capital of one of Afghanistan’s central provinces urged their counterparts across the country to preach peace and reconciliation during Ramadan. The Bamyan leaders made the call at a…