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KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today stressed the need to support the country’s two national electoral institutions – the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) – and to safeguard the impartiality and transparency of…

KANDAHAR - Afghan youth, making up more than 60 per cent of the population in the country, are crucial for stability and peace in Afghanistan, said community leaders to an audience of more than 700 gathered in the southern province of Kandahar on Thursday. At the gathering, organized just ahead of…

KABUL - Close to 60 more square kilometers of Afghan lands were freed from mines and explosive remnants of war in the 12 month period up to March 2015, officials from the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) said this week in releasing an annual progress report. According to MAPA’s new report…

NEW YORK - Afghanistan continues to need the sustained support of the international community as its stability cannot be taken for granted, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in a briefing to the Security Council today. Noting that the people of…

NEW YORK - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, spoke to the media following his briefing to the Security Council. The transcript of the press encounter is available Here

KABUL - In United Nations-backed radio and television broadcasts and community events to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, Afghan women, men and children came together in a spirit of solidarity to make their voices heard on peace, development and a conflict-free Afghanistan. The theme of…

KABUL - Afghan women are critical for peacebuilding and sustainable development, said community leaders during events held in Bamyan and Nangarhar as part of a series of nationwide gatherings for the UN’s Global Open Days initiative. Open Days events are designed to raise awareness about the role of…

KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, UN envoy Nicholas Haysom wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which Afghanistan richly deserves,” said Mr. Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN…

NEW YORK - Continued international engagement in Afghanistan is critical to avoid waves of people from leaving the country, United Nations envoy Nicholas Haysom said in a UN radio interview broadcast from New York this week. Mr. Haysom, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for…

KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of comments made by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, at the opening of the Senior Officials Meeting. More

KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of comments made by Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, at the press conference for the Senior Officials Meeting. 7_september_2015_remarks_by_nicholas_haysom_at_kabul_press_conference-english_7sep15.pdf

NEW YORK - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of the United Nations Radio interview with Nicholas Haysom following his briefing to the Security Council. 23_september_2015_srsg_haysom_interview_with_un_radio.pdf