News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

HERAT - The work of empowered Afghans improving their province with the support of the United Nations was the focus of a UN-backed event in the capital of the western province of Herat. Some 200 people, including students and academics, along with UN officials, gathered at Kahkashan Sharq University…

KABUL - Enhancing the credibility of Afghan civil society organizations by certifying them against locally defined and internationally recognized standards is behind a new certification process launched in Afghanistan’s capital this week. The voluntary certification initiative, backed by the…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the announcement of the National Unity Government to hold parliamentary and district council elections in the second half of 2016. The 29 December statements by President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, made during…

KANDAHAR - UNAMA recognized and thanked key Afghan partners for their support during 2015 at an event in the southern city of Kandahar. Members of 17 local and community organizations, including representatives of civil society, media, youth and women’s rights groups, and officials of the Kandahar…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns a spate of bombings in civilian areas of Kabul by the Taliban in the first few days of the new year. The Taliban claimed responsibility for three separate suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (SVBIED) attacks…

PAKTIKA - Inspiring women and girls to play a more active role in society was the aim of UNAMA and civil society-supported seminars held in south-western Afghanistan last month. More than 200 people attended the one-day seminars held in Sharana, Paktika province and Khost, in the neighbouring…

KABUL – The results of the Afghan People’s Dialogue on Peace process should be taken into account at tomorrow’s quadripartite peace meeting in Islamabad according to a key grouping of Afghan civil society. Representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China are set to hold a first…

KABUL - Students from Afghanistan and the rest the world are invited to take part in an essay competition that puts their language skills to the test - and may take them to a youth forum at UN Headquarters in New York. The third annual ‘Many Languages, One World’ essay contest calls on full-time…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the positive start made by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) in its work on the Afghan peace and reconciliation process. UNAMA notes the recognition by all QCG participants at the meeting held yesterday in Islamabad of the…

KABUL - The humanitarian community in Afghanistan is likely to be called upon in 2016 to redouble efforts made last year to provide life-saving assistance said the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mark Bowden. In a message published in the latest OCHA Afghanistan Humanitarian Bulletin, Mr. Bowden -- who is…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s suicide attack in Jalalabad that killed 13 civilians and injured 14 others. A suicide attacker detonated his explosive device inside a civilian residence during a gathering there. UNAMA reiterates that civilians…

KABUL - Global efforts to meet new development goals tackling poverty, inequality and injustice, and climate change kicked off this year. World leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September – at which Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah represented the Government of…