News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

HERAT - The central role of Afghan youth in achieving durable peace in Afghanistan was highlighted by panelists at a UNAMA-backed televised discussion in the western province of Herat. The televised panel discussion, organized by UNAMA’s Herat office, was attended by an audience of university…

NEW YORK - Speaking to the UN News Centre, Mr. Haysom – the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) – said it would be “disastrous” if the country was forgotten amid today’s more pressing crises. Although there has been progress in…

BAMYAN - Women role models are encouraging girls to prioritize education and take a more active role in Afghan society as part of a series of UN-backed events around the country. At the latest event, organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in Bamyan, women leaders explained…

KABUL - Remote Afghan communities, including vulnerable children and pregnant women, are getting access to basic health services thanks to UN-supported mobile health teams. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with the Department of Public Health to provide the teams in the most…

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, met today in Kabul with leading civil society activists and journalists to discuss recent threats against journalists and civil activists posted on social networks of external armed groups. “Strong and independent journalism, as…

PUL-E-KHUMRI - To promote good governance and highlight the important role civil society plays in strengthening government institutions, the first episode of a five-month television series aired this week in the north-eastern province of Baghlan. The new series, backed by the regional office of the…

NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the direct talks held yesterday between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives in Pakistan. He reiterated his support for an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, and expressed his appreciation for the commitment of the parties and the…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Nicholas Haysom, welcomed the direct talks held yesterday between Afghan Government and Taliban representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan, and urged the parties to take the next steps towards a reconciliation and peace…

KHOST/PAKTYA - To support human rights advocacy efforts in Afghanistan’s regions, UNAMA facilitated the establishment of two new committees in the south-eastern provinces of Khost and Paktya. The Provincial Advocacy Committees represent the latest development in national and local peace-building…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the direct talks held on 7 July in Muree, Pakistan, between the Government of Afghanistan and Taliban representatives, as a step towards peace and reconciliation. The members of the Security council encouraged the parties in the talks to…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I condemn, in the strongest terms, yesterday’s suicide attack in Khost Matun city, Khost province, that killed 27 civilians and injured at least 10 others. Among those killed were three women and 12 children. The attack also killed six members…

KABUL - In the first of a series of three meetings to examine the role of United Nations entities in Afghanistan, senior Government and UN officials, along with representatives from the international donor community, met in Kabul today. This exercise was requested in Security Council Resolution 2210…